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: Talk about a disconnect.
Posted On: November 19, 2007, 2:40 pm CST
Posted By: Betsy
Comment:
Most foreign nationals don't need a driver's license from any US state, as long as they have a valid driver's license from their home country. The problem is that, unlike in most other countries, a US driver's license is used as an identity card. Undocumented immigrants aren't trying to comply with insurance laws or even driving laws: they want a valid ID - that they can then use to get a phone, utilities, and maybe even a voter registration card. :-)
West News 
Subject: Talk about a disconnect.