04-16-2015, 11:33 AM
Baby You Can Drive My Car
When Hillary was running for President back in 2007, she got skewered during one of the Democratic primary debates on the issue of driver's licenses being made available to undocumented immigrants.
In response to a question, she said it made good sense to do so. Then, she said she opposed the idea. And, not unjustly (IMO) the other Democratic presidential hopefuls jumped all over her for being vague and inconsistent.
So, Hillary is getting out in front of that issue early this time around. She's gone on record and announced that she supports issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants now (which is also Obama's stance).
I don't know if her new official position will help or hurt her. It's still a divisive issue.
Demographic changes that have made the Latino vote more important have helped shift the scales. According to recent polls:
- 64% off all Americans oppose driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants
- 26% of all Americans support the idea.
- Democrats are split, with 43% in favor and 46% against.
- Republicans largely oppose allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, 81% of them are against the measure.
Among Latinos, a slight majority of 52 percent favor driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, while 34 percent are opposed and 14 percent are not sure. Latinos typically rank immigration-related issues as more important than do American voters overall.
Since 2013, ten states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have embraced the idea, concluding that the policy is economically sound, humane and better for law enforcement.
![[Image: DL_Map_november.gif]](http://www.ncsl.org/portals/1/ImageLibrary/WebImages/Immigration/DL_Map_november.gif)
Personally, I see both clear pros and clear cons in issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants and don't have a firm opinion for or against it at this time.
Refs:
http://www.nilc.org/driverlicensemap.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/16...72570.html
When Hillary was running for President back in 2007, she got skewered during one of the Democratic primary debates on the issue of driver's licenses being made available to undocumented immigrants.
In response to a question, she said it made good sense to do so. Then, she said she opposed the idea. And, not unjustly (IMO) the other Democratic presidential hopefuls jumped all over her for being vague and inconsistent.
So, Hillary is getting out in front of that issue early this time around. She's gone on record and announced that she supports issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants now (which is also Obama's stance).
I don't know if her new official position will help or hurt her. It's still a divisive issue.
Demographic changes that have made the Latino vote more important have helped shift the scales. According to recent polls:
- 64% off all Americans oppose driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants
- 26% of all Americans support the idea.
- Democrats are split, with 43% in favor and 46% against.
- Republicans largely oppose allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, 81% of them are against the measure.
Among Latinos, a slight majority of 52 percent favor driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, while 34 percent are opposed and 14 percent are not sure. Latinos typically rank immigration-related issues as more important than do American voters overall.
Since 2013, ten states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have embraced the idea, concluding that the policy is economically sound, humane and better for law enforcement.
Personally, I see both clear pros and clear cons in issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants and don't have a firm opinion for or against it at this time.
Refs:
http://www.nilc.org/driverlicensemap.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/16...72570.html