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We fixed our problem in Virginia--sad that it took a 9/11 to make us deal with it.

Yes, we likely have many illegals who STILL have Virginia licenses they obtained prior to the change. In fact one of the liberal delegates from Alexandria or Arlington actually broke down and started CRYING about all those poor illegals who would loose their licenses and their jobs if DMV were to revoke them and demand proper documentation. So what we have is a compromise.

However....if these illegals let their licenses lapse even by ONE DAY before renewing them, they're screwed. If they get their license revoked because they didn't bother to pay a speeding ticket...they're screwed. In both of those cases they have to provide documentation to get a new license.

Also in Virginia, we passed a state law:

All law-enforcement officers enumerated in § 19.2-81 shall have the authority to enforce immigration laws of the United States, pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any law-enforcement officer enumerated in § 19.2-81 may, in the course of acting upon reasonable suspicion that an individual has committed or is committing a crime, arrest the individual without a warrant upon receiving confirmation from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security that the individual (i) is an alien illegally present in the United States, and (ii) has previously been convicted of a felony in the United States and deported or left the United States after such conviction. Upon receiving such confirmation, the officer shall take the individual forthwith before a magistrate or other issuing authority and proceed pursuant to § 19.2-82.

This law took effect July 1. I wonder how many illegals fall into the category of "having been convicted of a felony in the US and and deported or left the US"?