Richardson's Stats Misleading in Defense of Immigrant Driver's Licenses
West News • November 19, 2007
Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson points to a substantial drop in uninsured motorists in New Mexico when he defends his decision four years ago to allow undocumented immigrants to ...
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Subject: Disconnect
Posted On: November 19, 2007, 1:31 pm CST
Posted By: Tom
Comment:
Nobody has ever really explained with sufficient facts how a drivers license improves driving skills. Don't confuse "insurance" with "drivers license". The fact is that the vast majority of drivers in this country have licenses, and they commit the vast majority of accidents. Also, who's to say that illegal immigrants didn't have a drivers license in their home country? If having a license makes a safe driver, why does this country still have so many accidents?
Likewise with insurance - having a license doesn't equate to having insurance. States not known for an illegal immigration problem still have high percentages of uninsured drivers. Plus, are insurers going to issue a policy where they can't pull a prior driving record? Will the price be cheap enough for illegal immigrants to purchase the coverage?
This entire subject seems to me to be nothing more than a "red herring" to distract from the true question - which is, what part of "illegal" don't you understand?
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Subject: Disconnect
Likewise with insurance - having a license doesn't equate to having insurance. States not known for an illegal immigration problem still have high percentages of uninsured drivers. Plus, are insurers going to issue a policy where they can't pull a prior driving record? Will the price be cheap enough for illegal immigrants to purchase the coverage?
This entire subject seems to me to be nothing more than a "red herring" to distract from the true question - which is, what part of "illegal" don't you understand?