Bush backing bill to allow illegal immigrants to get licenses

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Tue, Apr. 06, 2004


Bush backing bill to allow illegal immigrants to get licenses

BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Associated Press


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed a bill to allow illegal immigrants to get drivers licenses, saying they are in the state anyway and officials should accept that fact.

The bill he is backing has enough safeguards that it would ensure terrorists are not getting licenses, Bush said Monday.

"We shouldn't allow them to come into the country to begin with, but once they're here, what do you do? Do you basically say that they're lepers to society? That they don't exist?" he asked. "A policy that ignores them is a policy of denial."

The issue comes up just four months after California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a fellow Republican, fulfilled a major campaign promise by repealing a law that would have allowed about 2 million illegal immigrant drivers there to begin applying for licenses.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/8369618.htm

[KissMyAsscroft]

1. AKA...

The "Pander to the Growing Hispanic Vote That Will Rise Up and Crush Us" Bill...

[saigon68]

13. Bushes friends need the immigrants to clean their toilets

White men don't clean toilets, they become Guards and Contractors.

[kalian]

2. Funny...if Clinton would have dared such a thing....

the repukes would have been all over his ass.

[orlin2k]

5. They already were

All over Gray Davis' ass when he signed the same bill in California. All the right wing pundits were all over him over it, I'm sure we'll here them going after Jeb with just the same amount of zeal.

[Democat]

3. Republicans have no views other than making money and getting elected

In California a few months ago, the whole Republican Party was pratically calling anyone who supported drivers licenses for illegal aliens terrorist supporters.

Someone should dig up the quotes about drivers licenses for illegals that they used to get Arnold into office.

[leesa]

4. Exactly! That was the biggest selling point for getting the idiot Arnold

into office. It's the main reason most californians identified for throwing Davis out.

[Manix]

8. The Repugs are such fucking hypocrites!

[watercolors]

6. also worried about Hispnic vote

news today has more Dem hispanic voters than repug. Just another political move on Jebs part to help *.

[swinney]

7. Votes Votes Votes

Ed Crane-Co-Founder and President of Cato Institute said:

"everything this administration does is politcial".

amen.

[Judi Lynn]

9. Maybe someone in California learned Jeb planned to do this

Just found an article which says Democrats are going to try to get drivers' licenses again for illegal immigrants in California:

Posted on Tue, Apr. 06, 2004

California Proposal to Allow Undocumented Workers to Obtain Driver's License

By Liz Tascio, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News


Apr. 4--CONCORD, Calif. - The state senator who is writing a compromise bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses said Saturday that applicants may have to pay extra money and undergo a background check.

The bill, SB1160, is far from written, but Sen. Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, said it will improve the safety of all motorists.

"We will pass this law because it is necessary, it is responsible, and it is just," said Cedillo, who spoke to the mostly Latino crowd in English and Spanish.

About 250 people came from Richmond, Oakley, Pittsburg and other communities to St. Francis of Assisi Church to hear Cedillo, and he urged them to get involved in their local government and make sure their representatives understand the need for SB1160.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8369542.htm

They'll be crazy if they don't point out Jeb Bush's plan for Florida Cuban immigrants (the group he has been stroking for votes and campaign contributions for many years).

[louis-t]

10. sure, illegal immigrants need driver's licenses..

so they can legally drive down to the selective service office and register for the draft.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Were you aware that there ARE illegal immigrants' children

in the service now?

They are already in Iraq, and have already been killed.

[louis-t]

12. Yes, I am aware of that. Ridiculous isn't it?