Thread: Utah Bill Signed, Illegals Lose Licenses

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Utah Bill Signed, Illegals Lose Licenses
March8, 2005
By TRAVIS REED, Associated Press Writer

SALT LAKE CITY - Gov. Jon Huntsman on Tuesday signed a bill replacing regular Utah driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants with driving privilege cards that can't be used as official identification to board airplanes or register to vote.


The move comes a day after hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest the bill, arguing that the cards amount to second-class status for minorities.


The driving privilege card must be renewed annually. Undocumented immigrants must surrender their driver's licenses on their birthdays or on July 1, whichever is sooner.


Huntsman spokeswoman Tammy Kikuchi said the governor has been "pretty strong, from the beginning, in support of this bill" and was undeterred by opposition in the minority community.


The bill's Republican sponsor, Sen. Curtis Bramble, said the measure was a compromise, because it still allowed undocumented immigrants to drive.


"I don't believe that it's the role of the State of Utah to provide documentation or some type of ID so that someone who is illegal can travel with impunity," Bramble said.


Bob Gallegos, president of the Hispanic lobbying group RAZ-PAC, vowed Tuesday to seek legal action against the law, and said he and other minority leaders would organize a one-day strike to prove how important undocumented workers are to the Utah economy.

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Utah Bill Signed, Illegals Lose Licenses
March8, 2005
By TRAVIS REED, Associated Press Writer

SALT LAKE CITY - Gov. Jon Huntsman on Tuesday signed a bill replacing regular Utah driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants with driving privilege cards that can't be used as official identification to board airplanes or register to vote.


The move comes a day after hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest the bill, arguing that the cards amount to second-class status for minorities.


The driving privilege card must be renewed annually. Undocumented immigrants must surrender their driver's licenses on their birthdays or on July 1, whichever is sooner.


Huntsman spokeswoman Tammy Kikuchi said the governor has been "pretty strong, from the beginning, in support of this bill" and was undeterred by opposition in the minority community.


The bill's Republican sponsor, Sen. Curtis Bramble, said the measure was a compromise, because it still allowed undocumented immigrants to drive.


"I don't believe that it's the role of the State of Utah to provide documentation or some type of ID so that someone who is illegal can travel with impunity," Bramble said.


Bob Gallegos, president of the Hispanic lobbying group RAZ-PAC, vowed Tuesday to seek legal action against the law, and said he and other minority leaders would organize a one-day strike to prove how important undocumented workers are to the Utah economy.

Every once in a LONG while common sense does prevail!

Every once in a LONG while common sense does prevail!

That's bs that they still get a drivers card. Illegals should get no privileges at all. They all need to be deported, not roaming around freely with driving cards. It's better than a license, but still.

That's bs that they still get a drivers card. Illegals should get no privileges at all. They all need to be deported, not roaming around freely with driving cards. It's better than a license, but still.

BE PACIANT, LOOK AROUD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING OUT AND NOT OUR CORRUPT POLITICIANS...LOOK AT PROP 200 IN AZ. NOT ONE (THAT I'M AWARE OF) OF THOSE CORRUPT POLITICIANS WANTED THAT BILL TO PASS... BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DID.....CHANGE IS COMMING!!!!!

BE PACIANT, LOOK AROUD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING OUT AND NOT OUR CORRUPT POLITICIANS...LOOK AT PROP 200 IN AZ. NOT ONE (THAT I'M AWARE OF) OF THOSE CORRUPT POLITICIANS WANTED THAT BILL TO PASS... BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DID.....CHANGE IS COMMING!!!!!

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