California, Illegal Immigrants and State Issued Drivers Licenses

Keisha Hunter
Vice
Composition II Section 106
September 16, 2003


California, Illegal Immigrants and State Issued Drivers Licenses

America has a long history of immigrants flocking to its prosperous shores. People whom enter this country seeking a new life fall into one of two groups: Illegal Immigrants or Legal Immigrants, it is the latter group which is of concern. While legal immigrants are processed and documented through the Immigration and Naturalization Service, illegal immigrants pass through our borders undetected. In an effort to gain some semblance of control in the issue of illegal immigration and its effect on citizens as a whole, a debate regarding whether or not to issue a drivers license to an illegal immigrant has emerged. This heated debate recently reached its pinnacle and was put to the test before the California state legislature. California SB60, a bill sponsored by Senator Gil Cedillo, calls for illegal immigrants to receive a drivers license with...