Whats so wrong to give illegals drivers license??????

gomanyes562

This is basically a question of principle. Giving them licenses will make the roads safer and reduce insurance costs for the rest of us, but it will be going against the principle of not helping those who are in the country illegally and have violated our laws. So it depends which is more important to you: upholding the long-term principles of law, or doing what is best for society in the present term.

And no, your question is not ridiculous. If someone had asked "why not free the slaves" in 1850 they would have received the exact same type of answers. I'm not saying that the two situations are the same, but it's good to see that someone is thinking outside the box.

volleyballchick

Why should they get drivers licenses? They are in this nation illegally! They don't deserve the right to possess a drivers license in this nation! Besides, no one is stopping anyone from getting a drivers license in this nation - they just need to prove they are here in this nation legally.

And possessing a drivers license will not guarantee they can - or will - get auto insurance. And the reason they drive off from accidents isn't due to them not having drivers licenses or auto insurance - it is due to them fearing the police. They know that the cops will pursue them being here illegally, and could cause them to be deported.

Your logic is ill conceived, not to mention just plain ridiculous. If they would like to drive legally here in the US, then they should come here legally, and all of this would be moot.

ja man

Well for one they are ILLEGAL they don't deserve to have a liscence regardless of whether they get insurance you want to make it easier send them home and make them do it the right way this is AMERICA AND WE HAVE LAWS LIKE IT OR NOT

Cayuseranch

Are you kidding me? And we wonder what is wrong with our nation. Hello, they are ILLEGAL! The only thing we should be doing with them is giving them a one way ticket out!

Green is the new RED!

Have you gone soft in the head? First they are criminals and are here illegally. Drivers licenses are a privilege not a right. It is a slap in the face to American Citizens and the American citizens who migrated here legally.
They need to go home.
No Handouts
No Drivers License
No Jobs
No Anchor Babies
No Social Security
No Anything but a ticket back to their country of origin.

witwwats

No services for illegals.

None.

Period.

Arrest them. Sentence them to two years work on the wall.

GoodJuJu2U

There is a lot wrong with it. It gives validity to an illegal person in the U.S. along with many other opportunities undeserved as a DL holder. It is misleading. Insurance companies are providing auto insurance without legality or license so that is a mute point. No DL needed. They can be responsible about irresponsible (lol) driving if they choose to. Do you think the incidence of hit and run will slow just because they have a license...I don't. Further, a license just gives them yet another reason to pretend as if they belong in a place they don't and don't even get me going on the voting! All we need to give them is a ride or plane flight back to their own country....and even that much is being quite lenient.

wilie l

The initial problem is that they have broken a federal law by illegal entering our country. the next problem is you still do not know who therse people REALLY are once you give them a license ie birth certificate. You want to reley on a corrupt govenment like Mexico to verify who Jose really is? A drivers license can give them the right to vote which they have not earned. Talk to any police officer or FBI agent and they can tell you the problems with this type of identification. Illegals will not get insurance regardless if they have a drivers license or not.

Lori K

Because it makes things easier for them to stay. The point is that they are ILLEGALLY HERE. We don't want to encourage them to stay. We want to encourage them to go. Giving them a license is sending absolutely the wrong message.

Lone Marlin - Airborne

End birthright citizenship, give U.S. citizens the same right the Swiss have: a vote to grant, deny or even rescind citizenship to others, stop all the services to illegals and what would happen?

They would already HAVE driver's licenses...in their own country. And we'd never have them to worry about again.

hmm....

Sweet Tea & Lemons

Key word: I L L E G A L

warren v

How do you connect having a license to having insurance? The issue is they are illegals, they should not have the rights and benefits of those that choose to come here legally.

I have absolutely nothing against immigration, the US is a nation of immigrants, but i have serious issues with those that come this country illegally and the thought that they as well as you believe they should be extended the same rights that American citizens and legal immigrants have. The saddest part of it all is that other than doing "what Americans wouldn't" in the form of dirty jobs, they do not contribute much to the economy, 90% of the money they earn under the table goes back to the country they came from, as well as taking advantage of the welfare system and medical care provided.

I really wish that there was a way to make the people that "don't see a problem" with illegals, pay for the expense of them being in the country. Wouldn't that be something, only those that agreed to allow illegals to stay paid for all the welfare, health care, schooling of their children and other cost associated with illegals. I bet serious money the tune would change with 99% of the people now claiming to see no problem with ILLEGAL immigrants.

Loose Wheel

Having a license and insurance will not prevent illegals from driving away from an accident. Many do that because they fear deportation or punishment for violations other than being unlicensed or uninsured. A license would, however, give them easier access to other privileges that they are not entitled to. That is the reason they shouldn't have them. I've heard that in some areas unlicensed drivers can purchase car insurance. That's ridiculous, and I'm sure the rates are outrageous, but it is something for illegals to consider if they truly want to prove their good intentions.

Anne

Please who kidding who, when they get their license and after make their down payments and get their tags they will let their insurance lapse until they need to renew their tags the next year. I do not if he was illegal but we got hit by a driver(his fault) that had a insurance card, but when we called the next day to check on the insurance it lapsed after making the down payment. In Florida you renew your tags in your birth month, this drivers birth month was in Jan, and his insurance lapsed in Feb. He did try to drive away but my husband blocked his path

Razor Jim

eh....because they are illegal

R J

Some say they could get false ones anyway and somehow use them for our countries security I am wondering if the 3 million that come here from all over the world on visas and then disappear are being counted by the government. Probably not as the peter principle is running wild. The employers need to be kicked in the n*ts. We sent 4 million jobs down to Mexico alone, not including all of South America and 25% of the country is coming here. Land must be cheap.

They should have pulled a fast one and said they passed the deal Bush, Kennedy and Hillary wanted and then when they came for ssi cards arrest them and make them pay 10% of the money they send home every week. If it's so bad there and they make nothing then $500 a week is like working there six months don't be greedy go home. We must do something and 28* of them and no telling how many of the freaks from other countries these idiots let in here are crimianals. We already got our own rapist, murderers, robbers, gangsters, child predetors, animals...... we do not need anymore.

Gee the 17 mile fence in San .D. cut crime and illegals by 90% * Why won't these idiots build it?

toe_crap

Illegals should be deported, not given amnesty. You do NOT reward criminals. If anyone should be given "amnesty" or citizenship, it should be those immigrating here LEGALLY, not those that ignored our laws coming here.

whiz

You are kidding right??

Why would you give someone that is in your country ILLEGALLY to begin with, a license to drive while they are here illegally????

Yoda

You do not make illegal aliens lives EASIER. This encourages them to stay.

Unless we remove the reasons they come, we will never solve the problem.

Prosecute employers hiring illegal aliens.
Deny housing to illegal aliens.
Deny any monetary assistance to illegal aliens.
Deny bank accounts to illegal aliens.
Deny DRIVERS LICENSES to illegal aliens.

Giving illegal aliens ANY of these things makes their illegal lives here in our country that much easier.

If we enforce these conditions, illegal aliens have no reasons to come, and no reason to stay if here already.

Geno

Smart Lady.

They DO have IDs. They have fake IDs out the ying yang. Illegal aliens are not exactly your normal everyday "law abiding citizen". They are CRIMINALS.

You do not provide illegal aliens with any assistance to make their lives here in the U.S. easier. They can and must be deported. You don't bend over to THEM.

ProUSA2

Yes it is wrong to give an illegal alien a drivers license.
They don't belong in our country.
They certainly shouldn't be given a DRIVERS LICENSE!!
How stupid is that!!

Here's a few things to think about.

All countries have the right to have immigration laws (or any other law such as not granting drivers licenses to those in a country in violation of its immigration laws).
All countries have the right to enforce them.
All countries CITIZENS have the right to expect its government to enforce its laws.

Perhaps we should enforce our laws as the country in this link does.

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/060815a.aspx

Here's the text for those that don't want to click it.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - For the past month, America's attention has been focused on the Middle East war. During that time, another 300,000 illegal aliens have crossed America's border with Mexico. But you won't believe how Mexico treats its illegal aliens.

Illegal aliens from Mexico were allowed to march through America's cities, demanding citizenship â€“ some even waved the Mexican flag. But illegal aliens inside Mexico, mostly from Guatemala and Honduras, are literally on the run.

Some travel by train and some hide, trying to stay one step ahead of the Mexican Federal Police.

The Mexican government was outraged by the movement to build a new wall on America's southern border. Mexico's Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez went before the cameras to protest.

Derbez said, "Mexican immigrants are not felons or terrorists. They are human beings who deserve respect and the opportunity to live with dignity."

But in Mexico, when it comes to the treatment of its illegal aliens it's, â€˜Do as I say, not as I do.â€™

Mexico has called U.S. immigration policy "harsh," and has called the proposed wall on the U.S. Mexico border "shameful." But some have called the Mexican immigration policy "hypocritical."

Enter Mexico illegally and you're treated as a felon. If you're caught by the Federal Police, you'll be fortunate if you're only deported immediately. The unfortunate are robbed, abused, raped, or even murdered by corrupt police officers.

Fernando Aguilar Neri coordinates Red Cross efforts to help illegal aliens in Mexico.

â€œWhen people approach us, they are usually fearful that we work with the government and are afraid of being reported,â€ said Neri. â€œâ€¦One of the seven principles of the Red Cross is complete neutrality and independence, so we can't cooperate with the Mexican government on the illegal alien issue.â€

Neri says that most illegals moving through Mexico try to avoid the cities.

The Catholic Church also shields illegal aliens from the Mexican government. CBN found two shelters for illegals in Mexico City, but weren't allowed inside.

Most of the Central Americans inside are on their way to the United States. They'll be fortunate if they arrive unharmed.

One immigrant from El Salvador said, "If you are carrying any money, the police take the money and then say, get out of here."

"We still have 20 days of travel (to reach the United States)," another one said.

But if you're a Mexican wanting to enter the U.S. illegally, then you can count on the Mexican government's help and support. It even has a special department called Grupos Beta that helps Mexicans cross the U.S. border illegally.

But in an interview with CBN News, the head of Mexico's Immigration Service, Hipolito TreviÃ±o, denied it.

â€œGrupos Beta is the Mexican government initiative which does not help people cross the border, but they do assist them when they have problems in the border area,â€ Trevino said.

But Grupos Beta gives them a booklet, which includes tips on how to safely cross the U.S border. Trevino denied the allegation that immigrants are also given maps by the government.

â€œNo maps,â€ he said. â€œWe give them recommendations about the dangerous animals they'll encounter, how much water they need every day, what to do in case they get lost, what to do in case they get detained by the border patrol, which paths are dangerous because of crime.â€

The reason for the government's help? The cash sent home by Mexicans in the U.S. constitutes the second biggest source of foreign currency in Mexico after the oil industry. Last year that was $20 billion, or 2 percent of Mexico's GDP.

About 10 percent of Mexico's population is now living in the United States, thatâ€™s over 10 million people. And how many illegal aliens in its own country has Mexico legalized in the past five years? Just 15,000.

The Mexican government may think a new wall on the U.S. border is offensive, but critics are saying far worse things about Mexico's immigration policy.

heartintennessee

because they are......um......what word am I searching for........................................ ILLEGAL !

JEROME B

First of all, you are either a bleeding heart Liberal or an immigrant of the illegal kind. That is the same as asking, What is wrong with a pedophile being a teacher? what is wrong with a junkie working as a pharmacist? i have been hit by regular immigrants who ran off, what makes you think that an illegal can afford to pay for insurance, they will still run off. what makes it easier is shipping them back across the border and making felons out of them for coming back across.

NONAME

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are ILLEGAL what part of illegal don't you understand???? I don't want them to be insured I want them to be deported. If they are driving in this country they have comitted at least two crimes, 1 by being here two by driving here.
Everybody needs to present a birth certificate and social security card to get a drivers license . Are we supposed to make an exception for ILLEGALS????
Do you realize that illegal immigration is a federal crime and that helping them to stay here is aiding and abetting in the co9mission of a federal crime and that you are asking us to participate in a CRIME????

Are you an idiot?

They would have to identify themselves just to get the license and by doing so would be showing the DMV that they are illegal onbligating the DMV to turn them in!!

What if they start voting too??? Using these licenses as valid IDs??

Do you want to give illegals the right to vote too??

Of course you do because you are a left wing nut job who doesn't think anybody should be deported ever.

Give me a break!!!

sister_godzilla

They're ILLEGAL and don't belong in this country. Do you REWARD a burglar who breaks into your house??

Good grief, when are the pro-illegals going to get a brain?

here to help

you mention the good side,now consider the negative. It will open up a lot of questions about the legitimacy of suspending a persons license

Looking ahead

rewarding criminals is productive?

mishpocha

I refuse to answer this question on the grounds
that it will prove ignorance.

dÅ«'bÄ“-É™s

Yes, its the way to catch them (ssshhhh I'm calling ICE)

Diamond C.

I agree with yo. It would be better if they had some kind of ID, like you said they wouldn't drive off when they hit someone's car.

Ifeelgood

Nothing.
But those who are against it, dream that some day, everything is gonna be fantastic as Disneyland is. They dream with a plastic World according their "necessities". But of course, they are unwilling to pay the price.

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