I’m simply amazed by this piece from the Raleigh News and Disturber Observer (reg req’d):
The debate is likely to continue for months. But this week, dozens of Hispanic leaders and residents from North Carolina traveled to the nation’s capital, where they hope to persuade senators in meetings scheduled today to oppose legislation that would deny licenses to illegal immigrants.
The bill, dubbed the "Real ID Act," could be voted on by the Senate next month. The House approved it in February.
"If something like Real ID passed, it would be devastating for many in our community," said Andrea Bazan Manson, director of the Raleigh-based Hispanic advocacy group El Pueblo, which organized the lobbying effort.
You’re sh*tting me, right? What right do people who are not only not citizens of the United States, but are here illegally, to drivers licenses? If you want to come to my country legally, and show proof of insurance, I have no problem with you getting a drivers license. If you snuck in, you shouldn’t even be allowed any sort of ID. Period. Screw ’em. They have NO RIGHTS, other then to deport them back to where they came from. I could really care less if they have roots in the community, family here, whatever. Come in legally and we’ll talk. Otherwise, see ya! You have zero Right to representation, and it is absurd that there is a lobbying group for this.
The INS estimates that there are approximately 200,000 illegal immigrants living in North Carolina. They should not be given drivers licenses nor State ID’s.
