Drivers license issue could have been avoided
Massachusetts became the 11th state in 2014 to consider driver’s licenses for undocumented residents.
It was argued it would make Massachusetts a magnet for illegal immigrants, rewarding illegal behavior and shielding illegal immigrants from federal law enforcement.
New Mexico, which has granted licenses to undocumented residents since 2003, has actually seen the rate of uninsured motorists increase and now has the second-highest percentage of uninsured drivers.
Oregon’s November ballot will ask some variant of the question regarding driver’s licenses for illegal residents, thanks to the heavy lifting of Oregonians for Immigration Reform.
Had Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber vetted this idea properly before the Legislature in the first place, this bit of election drama could very well have been avoided.
