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It was June 16, 2000, and the Inman family was happily on its way to spend Father's Day weekend at a trailer they keep in the mountains of northern Georgia. As a father, one of the first things I thought about when I read in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week about what happened to the Inmans that day is that it could happen to my family, too, or to any family. As an American, I thought about the politicians who have undermined our immigration laws by allowing illegal aliens to get driver's licenses.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- 911 Families for a Secure America, representing more than 300 families whose relatives were victims of the 911 terrorists attacks, held a press conference today at the Capitol to set the record straight on the 911 bill and what they call "the true obstructionist". The Families identified Sen. Joe Lieberman as the primary obstacle to passage of the 911 Bill due to his insistence that no immigration safeguards be included in the proposed legislation. 911 Families in conjunction with United to Secure America launched a national ad campaign today praising 911 conferees who have...

SANTA FE, N.M. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that he is unlikely to support a push by some fellow Republicans to bar the Legislature from granting driver's licenses to undocumented workers in California and to cut off their access to government subsidies for housing, food and higher education. "I think it's old hat," Schwarzenegger said of the proposal, which some conservatives hope to place on the ballot by 2006, during an interview following a two-day conference with governors from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and six Mexican states along the U.S. border. -snip- In 1994, Schwarzenegger was among a majority...

<p>SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House on Wednesday voted down a measure that would have allowed illegal immigrants living in Illinois to get drivers licenses.</p> <p>Proponents of the proposal argued it would make Illinois roads safer because those immigrants would be able to get auto insurance and would have to learn road laws to get their licenses.</p>

<p>On any given day, Juan Francisco Aparicio will drive his children to the doctor's office, his wife to the grocery and himself to work. Yet, he doesn't have a drivers license.</p> <p>He can't apply for one because he doesn't have a Social Security card, which he can't get because he is not a legal resident. He moved to Illinois seven years ago from Sacatecas, Mexico, and, like hundreds of thousands of undocumented workers who lack a license, drives a car anyway. Every day.</p>

Save Our License, a project of the California Republican Assembly, has released the results of a new poll showing that significant majorities among this March's primary voters oppose licenses for illegals. "The poll shows an amazing awareness of the licenses for illegals issue," said Mike Spence, President of the California Republican Assembly. The poll, conducted by Probolsky Research, showed that 94.9 percent had heard of this issue. The poll also shows that over 70 percent of people oppose the licensing of illegals, and over 66 percent would vote for a ballot measure to limit driver's licenses to citizens and legal...

Dear Supporters: My gubernatorial campaign to bring better government to North Carolina is growing each week in support. It is clear that the public approves of our message. We need your ongoing help. If you want to see more done to keep and create jobs, to improve education and roads, and to reduce illegal immigration in North Carolina, then please consider attending or supporting our 'Fish and Fundraiser' event in Stanly County on Thursday Nov. 13, from 6 pm to 8 pm. The address is provided if you would like to pull up a www.MapQuest.com map. Efird's Rocky River Springs...

20 Questions for Congress About Immigration Will you vote against amnesty for illegal aliens, which puts people who violate our laws ahead of those who lawfully apply for entry? Will you vote to repeal Ted Kennedy's Diversity Visa Lottery, which admits 50,000 aliens per year, mostly from non-Western countries including countries that sponsor terrorism? Will you vote to direct the State Department to stop issuing visas in foreign countries that sponsor terrorism? Will you vote to close our borders to illegal aliens, illegal drugs, and contagious diseases by whatever means necessary, including electronic fences and National Guard troops? Will...

GUV DAVIS OKAYS BILL FOR DRIVER LICENSES 4 ILLEGALS - SEE WHO'S FIRST!Here in California, the state Governor, Gray Davis is facing a recallelection to run him out of office for incompetency. He is rushing througha new state law to allow illegal aliens to have valid Californiadrivers licenses. A California drivers license allows identification as acitizen with full voting rights. It is obvious that he is catering toillegal Mexican aliens to try to keep them from voting him out of office. Now, Colorado will not accept the validity of California licenses fordriving priveleges or identification purposes. This joke photo created...

<p>He says he won't sign bill that would grant licenses to illegal immigrants without a companion bill requiring background checks.</p> <p>SACRAMENTO -- With the legislative session coming to a close Saturday, immigrant and civil-rights groups are fighting to protect undocumented immigrants from a bill they believe would unfairly single them out.</p>

SECRET PANEL DECIDES WHO CAN DRIVE By Dana Davis, The Tribune A woman recently visited a local DMV branch to notify them of a change of address and requested an updated driver's license to indicate as such. What she got was much more than she bargained for. When Sylvia English, 39, single, and no children, went to the East Asheville branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to update her driver's license she did not realize that she needed her social security card. Upon finding out, English says she vocalized her disapproval to the DMV examiner. The examiner explained...