One explanation I heard was that they need to be able to drive to take their kids to school and to get to work . If they are illegal they don't have the right to work.
Outrageous!
What kills me is the argument, "we have to subsidize college tuition for illegals because it'll make them productive members of society." What nobody ever asks these dopes is, why is having a college degree useful to someone who it's illegal to hire in the first place? Clearly the intent is to erase any distinction between illegal and legal residents.