March 28, 2007

Illinois wants the Illegals.

It took me 15 tries just to start the next sentence I’m so angry. The Illinois House has approved a bill that will give driving “Certificates” to Illegal immigrants. Seriously, they did, in a 60-56 vote.

”The state would offer driving “certificates” to people who lack the valid Social Security number needed to obtain a regular license. The certificates would allow them to drive and buy auto insurance, but couldn’t be used as identification”

Seriously folks, it’s bad enough that my governor wants to jack up my taxes and drive businesses out of the state so he can bring in a health plan that will cover ANYONE who is in the state. Now the house wants to give a valid driving “certificate” to any Tom, Dick and Juan that wants one? Sure there are some requirements to get one:

”To get the certificates, people would have to provide a photo ID, such as a passport from their native country, and submit fingerprints. They also would have to prove they’ve obtained insurance within a month or the certificate would be canceled.”

I don’t know if the illegals bring a passport or not with them, but I’m willing to bet they are going to start. About the only upside to this that I can see is that if they apply for one, at least now we might be able to track them and finally deport their illegal arses if our government ever decides to rectify their rectal-cranial inversion. On the downside we’re just caving in more and more to the illegal culture.

On my way home they where discussing this on the radio, and much to Ktreva’s shame and embarrassment I actually called in on it. Some of the supporters are toeing the line that the Illegals are driving anyway and tend to flee the scene of accidents because they don’t have a valid license or insurance. They are saying that with this at least if a citizen is hit by an illegal the citizen’s vehicle and medical bills will be paid. I’m saying that if we deported the illegals, they wouldn’t be driving on our roads anyway. And it’s not going to cause more lines at the already overcrowded Department of Motor Vehicles.

On the radio and in the above linked article there is talk about a similar program created by Tennessee in 2004 that failed in less then two years because people were coming from other states to get a certificate through fraud. Mix our licensing issue AND the fact we want to give free* healthcare to anyone in the state, citizen or not, I can see our illegal population skyrocketing.

At least there is still hope. Maybe the state Senate will vote this down. I guess I know what I’m going to be talking to Senator Dave Syverson about in a couple of weeks.

*By free I mean being paid for in the exuberant taxes that are going to have to be paid by legal citizens of the state.

Posted by Contagion in Politics at March 28, 2007 05:54 PM | TrackBack
Comments

They don't have to bring passports or buy insurance. They'll just get passports and insurance cards from the same bastards they get their SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS FROM!

My god, I'm sick of this state...

Posted by: Wes at March 28, 2007 08:50 PM

This really f^&*ing blows. And like Wes said, the will just get fakes. Deport the LAWBREAKERS. The one thing I was glad to see was my Rep voted against this dispicable crap.

Posted by: Petey at March 28, 2007 09:58 PM

If you only knew what I just had to go through so I could even TRANSFER my flippin' DL....and folks that are even supposed to BE HERE will be able to get one. I feel a rant comin' on....

Posted by: Tammi at March 29, 2007 04:42 AM

You remember when I met you at Fritz's, I had, to say the LEAST, a little legal trouble with my driving? Let's just say after I had to spend $12,000 to get a ridiculous DUI charge thrown out of court, (i.e. I am innocent and I got to spend an obscene amount of money to prove it!)the irony of THIS doesn't surprize me one bit.

Wake me up in time for the revolution, please.

Posted by: Raging Mom at March 29, 2007 06:17 AM

"governor wants to jack up my taxes and drive businesses out of the state"

Has your Governor been taking tips from Michigan's Governor?

"least if a citizen is hit by an illegal the citizen’s vehicle and medical bills will be paid"

Isn't that what you have insurance for? Wouldn't they pay your medical bills in a hit and run or are you responsible for medical bills in a hit and run? Here in Michigan our car insurance covers medical bills reguardless if the others insurance pays or not.

"They also would have to prove they’ve obtained insurance within a month or the certificate would be canceled"

You can buy a car without showing insurance? Here we have to show insurance before taking the car off the lot.

"tend to flee the scene of accidents because they don’t have a valid license or insurance"

So they think illegals won't flee just because they have a "valid" license? Bwahahahahahahaha

Posted by: Quality Weenie at March 29, 2007 06:22 AM

I guess they learned nothing from "licenses for bribes".

I heard about it on the Roe Conn show. I can't decide which is worse... Massachusetts, Illinois, or New Jersey. The trifecta of states run by lunatics.

Posted by: Teresa at March 29, 2007 03:46 PM

Hell, NC has been giving them licenses for years. And now we're going to let them vote, too.

http://ogresview.mu.nu/archives/220942.php

Posted by: Ogre at March 30, 2007 08:58 AM