TIS
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As many of you are aware, in the waning days of his administration, California's ousted governor, Gray Davis, tried several desperate measures (in vain) to curry the favor of potential voters.
One of these measures was the signing into law of a bill that gives illegal aliens the right to apply for and receive a California Drivers License.
Governor elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has begun to indicate that he might be persuaded to keep the law in effect provided adequate background checks could be performed. His election seems as though it will not help in the eradication of this new law.
There are many reasons to oppose this law including, but not limited to, the following:
1. A foreign Drivers License IS considered to be proof of competence to operate a motor vehicle in the state of California. A California license is therefore not necessary for a Mexican National, for example, to possess in order to operate a motor vehicle within the state’s borders.
2. A California Drivers License is considered in all of the 50 states, U.S Territories and protectorates, and indeed in many foreign nations, to be valid, stand-alone proof of identification for any individual who possesses one. The reason for this is that current law requires proof of birth date and legal presence in the U.S. as well as a Social Security Number in order to obtain this license. Negating these requirements destroys the foundation of trust that others rightfully place in the document and puts the credibility of California-issued documentation at risk.
3. When a person applies for a Drivers License in California they are AUTOMATICALLY offered the opportunity to register to vote – simply by checking a box on their application. It is not a stretch to consider that a person who would break this country’s laws to come here illegally would also break its laws relating to the most fundamental right of citizenship by checking that box.
4. Whether you support governmental advocacy for illegal immigrants or not, this law is a bad law because it permits, and even INVITES, without recourse, fraud on a massive scale in a number of VERY critical areas.
If you are a (LEGAL) voter in the state of California and oppose the issuance of Drivers Licenses to illegal aliens you should know that a petition to repeal this law has begun circulating.
You may not have heard about the movement growing to repeal this law yet but you’re hearing it now. You can obtain a copy of the petition by going to the following website:
www.saveourlicense.com
The petition itself cannot be downloaded because the language of the bill it seeks to repeal is too lengthy, so they will mail it to you.
The more than 70% of Californians who oppose this law have until December 7, 2003 to collect 400,000 signatures to place the repeal referendum on the March 2004 ballot.
Now, to those of you who feel that this has no bearing on aviation consider this; the FAA requires that designated examiners confirm the identity of applicants to whom they administer practical tests with photo ID. A driver’s license has fulfilled this requirement before now but may soon no longer suffice. What then will be the accepted form of identification for California residents, or for the residents of a number of other states that already permit illegal immigrants to obtain legal identification despite their illegal presence in our country? A newly issued National Identity Card?
This IS worth nipping in the bud BEFORE the feds start getting fancy ideas about how to take care of it.
TIS
One of these measures was the signing into law of a bill that gives illegal aliens the right to apply for and receive a California Drivers License.
Governor elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has begun to indicate that he might be persuaded to keep the law in effect provided adequate background checks could be performed. His election seems as though it will not help in the eradication of this new law.
There are many reasons to oppose this law including, but not limited to, the following:
1. A foreign Drivers License IS considered to be proof of competence to operate a motor vehicle in the state of California. A California license is therefore not necessary for a Mexican National, for example, to possess in order to operate a motor vehicle within the state’s borders.
2. A California Drivers License is considered in all of the 50 states, U.S Territories and protectorates, and indeed in many foreign nations, to be valid, stand-alone proof of identification for any individual who possesses one. The reason for this is that current law requires proof of birth date and legal presence in the U.S. as well as a Social Security Number in order to obtain this license. Negating these requirements destroys the foundation of trust that others rightfully place in the document and puts the credibility of California-issued documentation at risk.
3. When a person applies for a Drivers License in California they are AUTOMATICALLY offered the opportunity to register to vote – simply by checking a box on their application. It is not a stretch to consider that a person who would break this country’s laws to come here illegally would also break its laws relating to the most fundamental right of citizenship by checking that box.
4. Whether you support governmental advocacy for illegal immigrants or not, this law is a bad law because it permits, and even INVITES, without recourse, fraud on a massive scale in a number of VERY critical areas.
If you are a (LEGAL) voter in the state of California and oppose the issuance of Drivers Licenses to illegal aliens you should know that a petition to repeal this law has begun circulating.
You may not have heard about the movement growing to repeal this law yet but you’re hearing it now. You can obtain a copy of the petition by going to the following website:
www.saveourlicense.com
The petition itself cannot be downloaded because the language of the bill it seeks to repeal is too lengthy, so they will mail it to you.
The more than 70% of Californians who oppose this law have until December 7, 2003 to collect 400,000 signatures to place the repeal referendum on the March 2004 ballot.
Now, to those of you who feel that this has no bearing on aviation consider this; the FAA requires that designated examiners confirm the identity of applicants to whom they administer practical tests with photo ID. A driver’s license has fulfilled this requirement before now but may soon no longer suffice. What then will be the accepted form of identification for California residents, or for the residents of a number of other states that already permit illegal immigrants to obtain legal identification despite their illegal presence in our country? A newly issued National Identity Card?
This IS worth nipping in the bud BEFORE the feds start getting fancy ideas about how to take care of it.
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