Posted by
Scott Senffner on Friday, March 30, 2007 10:18:35 AM
The Illinois house has voted 60-54 to give illegal a Driving Certificate.
A Democrat's quote from the Chicago Tribune article:
"Today we make history," said Rep. Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago), the sponsor. "The roads in Illinois will be a safer place, and immigrants can drive to church, to work, and take their children to school legally and without fear."
Here is the Republican quote from the same article:
"Why are you talking about a driving privilege for folks who can't register to vote?" asked Rep. Ron Stephens (R-Greenville). "Let's just knock down the borders and give everybody a certificate and say, 'Hey, thanks for being here. You're now a great American. It doesn't matter by the means you got here, but you get all the rank and privileges all our ancestors paid dearly for.'
I totally agree with Rep. Ron Stephens, what are the Dems thinking? Why are we giving these ILLEGALS legal status and giving them "Driving Privileges". I thought, from my day's in drivers ed, that driving was a privilege not a right.
Some of the supposed requirements they would require:
Applicants would have to provide a photo ID, birth records, proof of residence and proof of car insurance within 30 days. They would be photographed and fingerprinted, which has raised concerns about whether authorities could use that information for deportation.
What makes the Illinois House think that ILLEGALS will want to provide the information required to be able to drive when they can receive false birth records, false ssn's, and get a false drivers license to work and drive now.
Al Garza, national executive director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a border security advocacy group, said in an interview that undocumented immigrants do "not deserve" driver's certificates."
"They are here illegally; they broke the laws. They don't deserve to drive," said Garza, who lives in Arizona. "How in the world can we expect our laws to be enforced across the board if we keep handing out freebies? This is a freebie."
Quoted from the Daily Herald:
“If you want to drive in the state of Illinois, the simple requirement is you need to be a citizen of the country,” said state Rep. Tim Schmitz, a Batavia Republican.
The 60 votes was the minimum needed for approval.
What we should do "First" is CLOSE THE BORDER, Stop the Leak, THEN we can start the discussion on what we should do next. But, WE, the LEGAL Americans, need to have a NATIONAL discussion and make our leaders do what we want.
I like immigration, but it has to be LEGAL. My ancestors came over from Europe, LEGALLY. Then they assimilated into this country. They learned the language, became citizens and became part of this country. Why can't we demand that now.
Illinoisans need to contact their senators to demand they vote down the bill in the senate. More information about the senate bill when it comes available or I can find it.