Should illegal aliens get driver's licenses?

Townhall.com ^ | May 13, 2003 | Phyllis Schafly

[SCalGal]

No! No driver's license for illegals.

[madfly]

Sorry!

Gee, this thread is 24 hours old, and I didn't get pinged until post #49 :(

Thanks Joe!

[janetgreen]

Here in Florida, they don't need a license. They don't even need insurance, just a good pair of running shoes when they cause an accident. They don't need health insurance 'cause the overburdened hospitals have to treat them. They don't even need a green card.

You are describing California! They get everything free here, and they can buy any fraudulent license or birth certificate or insurance card they want, everything's for sale. We get to pay the bills.

[SCalGal]

LOL, we're slipping, to not have pinged you!

[Myrddin]

Make them get a driver's license to ensure they know the rules of the road and can prove insurance coverage. If they are citizens of the U.S., bring a passport or a notarized birth certificate...as U.S. citizens are required to do. If they are not citizens, issue a clearly different appearing license (red striped borders) so they can't use it to illegally apply for services.

I suggested the red striped borders as this is the marking for employee ID cards issued to foreign nationals at my place of employment.

The Motor Voter nonsense is completely unchecked at this time. Non-citizens can register and there is no check to prevent it.

[Dont Tread On Me Eh?]

giving them a state driver's license implies they're legal residents and they are not

Not really - I hold a valid Texas drivers license, legally, and I'm not even a U.S. resident.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Why not they vote the democratic ticket and we pay for their hospital bills...hell why not.. they don't have to fight for this country or pay for the free ride in any way give em all brand new cars and vacations too what the hell...

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

CRIMINAL INVADERS should have no rights.
All money spent to catch and deport them
should be charged to their country.

[txdoda]

My view is that we should set up a registered Guest Worker program to handle the need on both sides for Mexican workers in this country. They would not be illegal and should be able to get drivers licences. All others are illegals and should not have any rights associated with citizenship, including licenses and tuition breaks. >>>>

Yeah right, Let's fill the USA with mexican's *only* ???

You must be on "the fox's" payroll....

[Commander8]

Certainly not.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Not only is it insulting to the citizens who have to pay higher insurance rates and taxes to float the illegals, it's an outright slap in the face to legal immigrants who try extremely hard to play by the rules.
NOW I'm for a national ID system just to protect us from our elected representatives' insatiable lust for votes. Retina scan & thumbprint digitally embedded. Chip rendered unreadable if tampered with.

[Joe Hadenuf]

After that, Kentucky reinstituted a policy of requiring that noncitizens applying for licenses take a written test. County Circuit Clerk Tony Miller said, "We try to be helpful. We offer that test in 21 languages,"

Kentucky? LOL!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

NO

[VOA]

Should illegal aliens get driver's licenses?

"Is this a trick question?"
That's one of a number of responses that a sane American would make.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Now that's not very considerate. Here in Florida, they don't need a license. They don't even need insurance, just a good pair of running shoes when they cause an accident. They don't need health insurance 'cause the overburdened hospitals have to treat them. They don't even need a green card.

From sea to shining sea....The government is allowing this epic invasion to continue, year after year, decade after decade......

While our so called leaders continue their endless little debate, about what to do!

This will eventually choke us off.....

[expatpat]

Yeah right, Let's fill the USA with mexican's *only* ??? You must be on "the fox's" payroll....

You're pretty free with accusations. My post was designed to bring some order to the situation, some way to limit the immigration and control it. You think the present system is better?

[tbpiper]

Yeah, the Mayonaise Festival is big here too. Why anyone would want to comemorate the sinking of a shipload of mayonaise is beyond me. Perhap my spanish is a bit rusty. It is Sinko de Mayo, isn't it?

[Madcelt]

Should illegal aliens get driver's licenses?

a word........NO!!! enough said.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Should illegal aliens get driver's licenses?

Simple answer, nope.

[liberalnot]

why not? certainly we need the money.

if they're driving, they need to be registered and insured.

why sit around and wait for other countries' matriculation cards? isn't that a violation of our sovereignty?