Thread: House Bill Condemns Issuing Drivers' Licenses For Illegal Im

House Bill Condemns Issuing Drivers' Licenses For Illegal Immigrants


Iowa Congressman Leads Effort Against Practice That 'Rewards Those who
Don't Respect our Laws'

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Iowa Congressman Tom
Latham will introduce legislation Tuesday in the United States House of
Representatives which reinforces the belief that "states should not issue
drivers' licenses or other government-issued photo identification to
illegal aliens."

The bill follows a groundswell of national public outrage over the
announcement by the Governor of the State of New York to join at least
three other states in allowing illegal immigrants to the United States to
obtain state drivers' licenses.

"These states have implemented a policy that rewards illegal behavior
with government recognition," said Latham. "It sends a clear message that
breaking the immigration laws of America holds absolutely no consequences."

Since New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's announcement, law enforcement
and election officials have raised additional concerns with the policy.

On November 1st the New York Post reported that the president of the
12,000-member National Border Patrol Council said that border patrol
officers are opposed to the practice, "primarily because it poses such a
severe risk to our homeland security."

"Gov. Spitzer's decision to allow illegal immigrants in New York to
obtain New York State driver's licenses only solidifies the need for more
aggressive immigration legislation in the United States," said New York
Congressman Randy Kuhl (R), an original co-sponsor of the bill. "This
policy undermines the preventive measures that protect our country from
national security threats. The September 11, 2001 hijackers had at least 35
licenses, which helped them to rent cars and open bank accounts."

There are additional concerns over how the policy could affect the
integrity of the election process, especially in light of the number of
states that allow same day voter registration on Election Day. A spokesman
for the New York State Board of Elections confirmed the concerns when he
told the New York Post that it would be tough to catch "if someone wanted
to take advantage of the system and try to get a number of people
registered who aren't citizens" using drivers' licenses to accomplish
election fraud.

Latham called the legislation, known as a sense of congress resolution,
an important first step in rallying Members of Congress to reject this
reckless policy and work together to draft a comprehensive bill that will
make it very difficult for any state to issue the licenses to illegal
immigrants.


The text of the bill is as follows:

Whereas some states issue state drivers' licenses to illegal aliens,

Whereas by providing official government-issued identification to
individuals who are in the United States illegally, states and other
government entities reward those who show disrespect and disregard for our
nation's immigration laws,

Whereas the very act of entering the United States illegally shows
disrespect for the nation's laws and should not be rewarded in any way,

Whereas issuing drivers' licenses to undocumented individuals presents
a national security risk and enables election fraud,

Be it resolved, it is the sense of the House of Representatives that
states should not issue drivers' licenses or other government-issued photo
identification to illegal aliens.



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Now lets see how many low lifes don't vote in favor of this.