Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill for illegal drivers License

[Midnight Mike]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses, saying the state should wait for federal regulations designed to combat terrorism.


Schwarzenegger said his administration was working with federal officials to develop the federal guidelines for the REAL ID Act of 2001, and to get money to help the state pay to comply with them.


The bill's author, Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, said his legislation complies with the federal law, although he acknowledged it goes beyond what federal law requires.


His bill would provide for security measures and a special mark showing that the license is held by an illegal immigrant.


A 1993 law bars the state from issuing licenses to drivers who cannot prove they are in the country legally.

[Nick]

Good.

[T-Bird76]

Good for him! No way should a non citizen be allowed to obtain a legal DL.

[Mateo]

Green Card holder, temporary skilled technical worker, international students at universities, refugees - none should be allowed to have licenses?

[Tom_Turner]

Green Card holder, temporary skilled technical worker, international students at universities, refugees - none should be allowed to have licenses?

I wouldn't be surprised to see the above mentioned restricted from getting (or given a hard time at least) licenses while crimal invaders (aka "illegal aliens") have special laws ("rights") drawn up allowing them licenses..... seems to be the trend these days... :cry:

[cancidas]

i'm still confused about something. why are they giving a lisence to an ILLEGAL immigrant?

[Nick]

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

[USAF Pilot 07]

Green Card holder, temporary skilled technical worker, international students at universities, refugees - none should be allowed to have licenses?

These aren't illegal aliens....

[Mateo]

I was responding to the person who advocated denying drivers licenses to all non-citizens.