Posted on 01/02/2015 5:42:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Welcome to 2015, with the usual hopes for new beginnings and fresh starts. Along with that, there is the expected flood of new laws going into effect all across the nation as proof of the various legislative bodies getting the work of the people done. The people of California in particular will see the fruits of their elected officials’ labors if they show up at the DMV. (As if the lines weren’t long enough already.) Millions of illegal immigrants will now be able to show up without fear of arrest or deportation and get themselves a shiny new driver’s license.
The Department of Motor Vehicles expects big crowds on Friday, the first day undocumented immigrants in California can officially apply for a driver’s license.
The DMV has hired more than 1,000 workers and opened four new centers to handle the rush.
The new law allows undocumented immigrants to apply without the fear of being deported, which has long been a concern in the community.
The DMV expects nearly 1.5 million undocumented immigrants to apply over the next few years.
If you needed any further proof of exactly how far the immigration situation in the country has deteriorated, California has joined several other states in completely throwing in the towel here. It’s long been established that driving is a privilege, not a right, and that privilege can be taken away for any of a number of offenses which include driving while impaired, failing to obtain proper registration, inspection and insurance documents or just running too many stop signs. But not, it seems, for violating the nation’s borders, entering illegally, failing to pay taxes or the rest of the fundamental rules under our system of laws which are broken daily by illegal aliens.
There are some minor arguments in favor of of the plan, I admit. Foreign visitors don’t always know the rules of the road in America, so teaching them the proper driving practices might cut down slightly on accidents. But does that advantage come anywhere near overriding the obvious arguments against this? Also, in addition to legitimizing the activities of those who are not legitimate citizens, a piece of identification such as a license if a powerful talisman. True, these new, “special” licenses have a disclaimer on them which indicates that they are not valid as federal identification, but how many people will initially be trained to be aware of the distinction?
The excitement in the illegal community was on display as the media rushed out to interview the lucky new drivers.
“This is a privilege,” said Maribel Solache as she studied for her test.
Solache’s one of an estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants in California who will now be eligible to get a driver’s license under the new law…
“I never get a ticket, I never been in an accident,” said Solache who admits to driving without a license to go to work and school.
For her getting a driver’s license means more than just being able to drive legally.
“I feel I will prove that I am not a criminal,” she said. “I consider myself an American.”
Oh, really? I may wake up tomorrow and feel that I’m a neurosurgeon but that doesn’t mean that the local hospital should allow me to start sawing open people’s skulls. You are still a criminal under the rule of law and you are not an American citizen. That’s supposed to mean something, but in California any remaining distinctions on that score have been essentially washed away by the state government.
Not everyone agrees with this plan, however.
“Their vehicles should be impounded and if they don’t like it they can go home,” said Don Rosenberg who started a website called Unlicensedtokill.org after his son was killed by an unlicensed and undocumented immigrant back in 2010.
“It’s not political,” said Rosenberg who points to undocumented immigrants involved in hit and run crashes, to claim that those who are here illegally come from countries in which drivers are known for unsafe practices.
Again, Rosenberg’s point is not without merit, but it really only serves to cloud the larger issue. Having crazy, reckless drivers on the road is a bad thing as we can all agree. But we already have plenty of dangerous drivers among the ranks of our citizens. I understand the pain of his loss and we definitely want to make the roads safer, but illegal aliens have far more compelling reasons to be denied a license (or any form of identification) than their inability to parallel park.
California has yanked yet another brick out from under the foundation of the house of law and order. Get back to us in a few years and let us know how that worked out for you.
Now the bad news, they won’t be able to get car insurance.
The Uni-party is going to surrender the entire nation over to the NAU.
“...I fully expect someone from the Left will attempt to get CA to vote on a resolution to return the State to Mexico...”
The way things are going, the Mexicans would probably do a better job of governing the “state” after they have the cartels take care of all of the dhimmiecrats.
Such an incredibly bad idea.
Not a chance.
California has huge state debts, primarily for pensions of govt employees.
They are betting heavily on a federal bailout.
They don't need it. The licenses are only so they can vote and get more beni's.
I’m thinking of getting an “illegal alien” drivers’ license under the name of Juan Rodriguez.
Then if I get pulled over Juan Rodriguez can get the ticket.
They don’t generally enforce traffic laws against illegal aliens, so if I just get an illegal alien license, then I can avoid paying tickets.
I hear commercials on the radio and one time when I was in Burger King I saw a commercial (I do not have TV at home) advertising auto insurance for unlicensed drivers. How this works, if it works, I have no idea. I know that if your unlicensed child takes your car or you lend it to an unlicensed person you are not covered. Perhaps it is a big scam.
What blows my mind is how many facilities and how many people they have made available. When they closed a facility in Napa, they didn’t increase staff or hours at nearby facilities, it was just tough luck. But when it comes to illegals it seems these people cannot suck up enough to them.
OTher questions are do they still pay the fees and how does the motor voter law work on these folks?
I would support it if they’d build a fence around it.
and what about the ones who cant read? can mexicans decipher all of those “Yield,Do Not Enter, and Stop At Railroad Crossing” signs?
I’m pretty sure Barry has a plan to get them all into new cars and a waiver for auto insurance.
ths would’be the right time for all the damn govt vehicles to be there to haulthem all back a few hundred miles into mehico.
doing to them what they do to their illegals.
and who hasn’t driven behind those huge lawn maintenance vehicles where the back end not only has grass/roots,etc.flying out of it, it’s also the same width as the lane often coming close to scraping our new cars!
Unlikely.
Statists don’t like personal transportation for anybody below the elite level.
That’s why the Energy Dept doesn’t issue “gasoline stamps”
never mattered before. don’t mention it or else the demtards will’force us to subsidize that.
Currently available in 10 States and DC.
http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=005535
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Maryland
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Look out your window. Atlantis is indeed sinking into the ocean.
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