Thread: ILLEGALS Oppose Maine Move to Secure Drivers Licenses

ILLEGALS Oppose Maine Move to Secure Drivers Licenses
Immigration groups hits governor’s plan
GLENN ADAMS

AUGUSTA, Maine – Immigrants’ rights activists went on the offensive Monday against Gov. John Baldacci’s proposal to make driver’s licenses more secure, saying it targets the most vulnerable, encourages aliens to drive illegally and does little to make Maine safer.

The coalition also attacked as poorly conceived the federal Real ID licensing policy that propelled Baldacci to act, saying the federal government foisted it on Maine with little guidance on how it should determine a license applicant’s legal presence in the state.

“Maine was singled out. Why it was singled out we don’t know,â€

A version supported by the Transportation Committee’s majority would accept as proof of Maine residency any of several documents, such as a W-2 form, contract, lease, utility bill or sworn affidavit. Military personnel and college students would be exempted from the requirement.

Big loophole