Stop the budget policy madness

Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:55 AM CDT


Illegal aliens would make out like bandits in the new budget that was being debated in the Assembly starting last Wednesday. I sure hope you join me in ringing the phone off the hook at the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-362-9472 and the Governor’s office at 608-266-1212 to try to stop this madness.

Just two years ago, Wisconsin joined the vast majority of other states (47-3 now) and stopped issuing driver licenses to illegal aliens. For some reason, our Legislature wants to take us back to those bad old days. Illegal aliens would get the ultimate weapon in their competition with Americans for jobs — the privilege to drive legally.

Are you aware that while 14 million Americans are looking for nonfarm work, almost 8 million illegal aliens hold nonfarm jobs? Notice I said “nonfarm,â€