Posted on 05/06/2005 9:27:55 PM PDT by nonessential-personel
Senator pushes to exempt illegal immigrants' vehicles from being impounded
By Harrison Sheppard Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Stymied by his efforts to provide driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, has proposed a measure that would exempt undocumented motorists from vehicle-impound laws. Under current law, police can impound for 30 days the vehicle of a motorist caught driving without a valid license. Cedillo's bill would exempt those who don't have a license simply because they are not legal U.S. residents.
Cedillo said law enforcement resources should be dedicated to pursuing serious driving offenses such as drunk driving, not licensing violations by undocumented immigrants.
"That's what the money should be spent for, not towing people's cars who are taking their citizen-kids to school, church or the supermarket," Cedillo said. "It's just a bad policy and it doesn't make sense."
Unlike his measure that would make illegal immigrants eligible for licenses, which was repealed under pressure from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cedillo has pushed for his new bill quietly.
In fact, one of the strongest opponents to Cedillo's driver's-license measure, Mike Spence, president of the conservative group California Republican Assembly, was unaware of the latest bill until contacted for comment.
Spence said the bill appears to apply a "double standard" because legal residents whose licenses were suspended or revoked still would be punished.
"If you're a citizen and you break one law, your car will be impounded for 30 days. If you're already breaking another law and you break this law, you get away with it free. It's a "Get-your-car-out-of-impound-free card' for illegal aliens, and it's wrong."
His sentiment was echoed by at least one local immigration activist, who added that by making the proposal, Cedillo himself is breaking the law.
"He's not interesed in abiding by the law, as his oath of office requires him," said Andy Ramirez, chairman of Friends of the Border Patrol, a Chino group that supports Border Patrol agents. "The only thing he's interesed in is breaking the law and allowing lawbreakers to do just that.' -SNIP-
To carry that reasoning to its logical conclusion, why
not exempt them for murder, rape, and other felonious
charges since they are illegal and not subject to our
laws? Every time we see or listen to the daily news we
hear about insolvent hospitals, bankrupt school districts,
higher taxes for prisoner incarceration and social services
and welfare. Lou Dobbs recently said that 20% of all
prisoners are illegals! California alone (a bankrupt
state!!) spends $450 million per year incarcerating illegals. It has been proven beyond all serious doubt
that this foreign invasion is costing Americans billions
of dollars above and beyond what they contribute. Both
political parties are out of touch with the people ---
the vast majority of whom (by every poll) are OPPOSED
to the illegal sunami. Sadly, we conservatives must admit
that George Bush is part of the problem - not the
solution.
What about the thousands of vehicles stolen and used by the police and govt workers in mexico. we cant get them back.
Boy, they don't call him "One Bill Gil" for nothing!
The culpability for all this nonesense lies in Washington.
The Federal Government is all too eager to attach strings to federal dollars for local aid on every conceivable issue.
It should hold bakc any Federal funding to any local jurisdiction which directly or indirectly refuses to cooperate in enforcing immigration laws.
Any question why they call him 'one bill Gil'?
The funny thing is, the person responsible for the continuation of the impounds is... Gil Cedillo. He was offered the chance to have a bill providing drivers licenses for illegals IF those licenses were marked to indicate they were for driving only, and he turned it down. And this is just B.S., anyway. This isn't about driving, it's about having defacto citizenship papers, and his action last proves that.
Ask the President.
Lou Dobbs has been great on the issue. That may be the show you saw.
I tell you, if this keeps up, I am going to renounce my citizenship, move to Mexico, become a citizen, and sneak over the border just to have the benefits!
(kidding, of course)
Has deportation not crossed anyone's mind?
American politics is now the arena of a massive power grab by people and organizations who either don't care much for the faith and principles of our Founding Fathers, or who simply hate them altogether. In other words, it doesn't matter a whole lot who we elect; though I suppose the dismantling of our borders, culture, tradition and language will be a little slower in coming with the Republican Party in control, (but not much, their conservative rhetoric amounts to little more than a carot on a stick).
As I see it, conservatives are supposedly in control of SCOTUS, both Houses, the Governorships and the Executive branch, in other words, the whole damn country. So why are we deteriorating and sinking deeper and deeper into the liberal abyss every day??? Because they're counterfeit conservatives and frauds, that's why.
When any conservative Christian leader with REAL backbone or REAL smarts tries to throw his hat into the political ring he will get marginalized, drummed out and eaten alive by the bloodthirsty media and by the corrupt politicians who have a solid foothold in government. If a Davy Crocket or an Abe Lincoln lived in this age and tried to become a Senator or President they'd become fodder for Leno and Letterman and wouldn't get as far as Town Manager.
Didn't the Founding Fathers have something to say on that subject?
Somethig about, "...That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...."
I'm sure it's crossed many minds but we've become so PC
that many are afraid to admit the obvious. The hard fact
is that our borders are out-of-control -- and that millions
of illegal invaders have entered and are now -- as we
communicate -- subverting our democracy and our social
and economic system. I regret to say that the only thing
that will bring us to our senses is a terrorist attack
perpetrated by terrorists who come who come across the
borders. I hope if (when) it happens it won't be some
kind of dirty or nuclear device that makes 9/11 look
look like a children's birthday party. It's hard for me
to believe but after nearly four years we are still the
great Superpower that can't control its own borders
and prevent an illegal foreign invasion. I'm sure Bin
Laden and his cohorts are laughing -- and making plans!!
Deport them and they come back over the border as free men.
See the insanity? Now you see my rage.
How long before the American Repulbic is replaced by the American Empire?
Huh?
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