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Thread ID: 11329 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2003-12-02
2003-12-02 01:40 | User Profile
[url]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/01/national1909EST0711.DTL[/url]
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**California Assembly repeals driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants **
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer Monday, December 1, 2003
(12-01) 16:09 PST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --
The California Assembly voted to repeal a law Monday allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses, setting the stage for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to fulfill a key campaign pledge just two weeks after taking office.
Facing widespread public opposition and a threatened March ballot initiative to kill the law, the Assembly voted 64-9 to overturn what it passed only three months ago. The Senate took similar action on Nov. 24 with a 33-0 vote.
The measure now goes to Schwarzenegger, who was expected to quickly sign the bill.
The law, which had been set to go into effect Jan. 1, would have let an estimated 2 million illegal immigrant motorists apply for driver's licenses with taxpayer identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers.
Passed in September and signed by former Gov. Gray Davis, the law aimed to end a 10-year ban on driver's licenses for California's undocumented immigrants, most from Mexico and Central America.
Before being elected in the Oct. 7 recall election against Davis, Schwarzenegger promised to repeal the law within his first 100 days. Immediately after being inaugurated, he called the Legislature into special session to consider it.
The new Republican governor, an immigrant himself, repeatedly criticized the law as the "wrong way" to handle the issue. He has promised to help legislators craft a new law with more security measures and background checks for applicants.
2003-12-02 04:14 | User Profile
Centinel,
Good.
I know this is off topic, but I learned tonight that this prescription health benefit has a billion dollars in spending to help local hospitals pay for treating the medical problems of illegals. I'm sure the "business community" is giddy about this.
2003-12-02 05:50 | User Profile
In these declining days of America, good news is rare. But, this is good news... as small as it is in the long run. The flood of illegals continues unabated.
2003-12-03 18:03 | User Profile
This past week, I made this first trip in 10 years to the east coast. We wound up in a small town called Riverhead, at the far east of Long Island. We needed some things,and to catch up on our laundry, so went to a nearby shopping center. We hadn't noticed to many beaners walking around and so were totally shocked at the consumers at the stores. In the grocery store, 75% of the the customers were latino as were 50% of the clerks. At the laundromat, all the customers, about 100 in the hour we were there were latino, with ourselves as the only whites. We went to a Circuit city, and again were amidst an onslaught of foreigners. Not so many latinos, but east indians and orientals were all over. I knew the country was on the way downhill at a rapid pace, but was unaware just how bad it was. In north central NJ, we went to a few small towns that looked white, but after talking to the locals, we found all the motels and small diners are now in foreign hands. One fellow was talking about his property taxes. In the last 5 years his taxes have gone to almost 9 grand a year. And he doesn't live in a mansion either. Gotta pay for the chillins school. On the plus side, more and more people are getting the message. I am doing my best to promote it. But it doesn't look good folks. Keep your powder dry.