The recently passed law enabling illegal immigrants to obtain a driver's license in California goes into effect on January 1st, 2004. However, there is an effort to collect signatures that would call for a referendum of the law to be put on an election ballot for the residents of California to decide by a vote whether they want the law or not. In order for the referendum to be put on the ballot though, they must collect more than 373, 000 signatures of registered voters who oppose the law and turn them into the state by December 7th.
Since 1996, most states have required applicants to produce evidence of their legal status before they could obtain a driver's license. However. with the implementation of the Homeland Security Act, immigrants are no longer able to even renew their licenses without a green card, or some other paperwork from the BCIS.
The problem that we face here, is that everyone will be hit even harder in their pocketbooks with the prospect of thousands upon thousands of illegals driving without licenses or insurance. As many are already aware, the current insurance situation in the United States is out of control.
The vast majority of illegals couldn't care much about politics, one way or the other, unless it affects them directly. Since there is no track record of them attempting voter fraud why should they begin now? The stories of voter fraud that have made it to the news, primarily, have been about Americans trying to vote more than once. The illegal immigrant workforce contributes to the economy by way of taxes, menial jobs (that no American wants to do), and in some instances, create jobs for everyone, including Americans .
Don't let shortsightedness get in the way of the big picture... it's all about money!