Have been listening to some of the fascinating arguments in favor of NY providing driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. I think the one that I find to be the most obvious red herring is the “safety” issue. What we are being asked to believe is that, by allowing these folks to apply for a driver’s license, the roads will be safer because they will somehow magically become better drivers.
Now, let’s suppose they fail their driving test and don’t get a license, will they suddenly become law abiding citizens and not drive without a license? And if they can drive well enough to get a license, aren’t they already competent enough to drive whether they have a license or not?
The only benefit in the real world to people getting a driver’s license is that people who fail to obtain a license will theoretically not drive. Since these folks are already driving, passing a simple driving test will either be no problem or not keep them off the road if they fail.
So much for that argument.
Here’s a real safety issue… providing legitimate identification to illegals that can then be used to obtain other documents, such as a pilot license perhaps? Or, even scarier, a voter registration card… then we would have to deal with even more pro-illegal immigration nuts getting elected.
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