Election drama on licenses

Unlike Oregon, Massachusetts driver’s licenses for illegals was vetted properly, through the Legislature, and was defeated.

Massachusetts became the 11th state in 2014 to consider driver’s licenses for illegals, House Bill 3285, and shut it down.

Opponents argued it would make Massachusetts a magnet for illegal immigrants, reward illegal behavior and shield illegals from federal law enforcement.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson testified against it, asking the question, “… Do the laws really matter?”

New Mexico, having granted licenses to illegals 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 illegals, thanks to the heavy lifting of Oregonians For Immigration Reform.

Had Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber vetted this idea properly, this bit of election drama could very well have been avoided.