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This House would give illegal immigrants drivers licenses

In 2007, Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York proposed that all illegal immigrants in his state should be allowed to obtain drivers licenses. At the time, it was estimated that between 500,000 and 1,000,000 illegal immigrants were residing in New York state, most of them driving on the roads despite a lack of a driver’s license. Spitzer proposed that instead of needing an American Social Security number to get a driver’s license, New York would also accept a foreign passport as adequate identification to obtain a license.

The move for giving illegal immigrants licenses is an issue that has arisen and re-arisen multiple times, especially in states with high illegal immigrant populations such as California. However, American citizens are seemingly overwhelmingly against this policy with over 70% of New Yorkers polling against this policy. This creates a debate over what the impact of these licenses will be and how the public’s perception of this policy weighs up against these potential benefits. Currently, seven states in the US allow illegal immigrants to get drivers licenses: Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

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Hellno(17753) Banned
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Copy and paste point whore spam debate..... This house finds you to be pathetic.... and you're still a virgin. ;)

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Del1176(4974) Clarified
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You're IQ, It's hella high!

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Get fuck yourself prodigee .

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I think they should have licenses to drive. They need motor vehicles to travel to do their jobs.

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Hellno(17753) Banned
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Copy and paste point whore spam debate..... This house finds you to be pathetic.... and you're still a virgin. ;)

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Del1176(4974) Clarified
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WOW YOU CONVINCED ME WHY THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE LICENCES.

Consider me converted!

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Hellno(17753) Disputed Banned
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WOW YOU CONVINCED ME WHY YOU CAN'T COME UP WITH AN ORIGINAL DEBATE OF YOUR OWN... you're lazy and want points....

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Having a divers licence is a privilege, not a right. An illegal immigrant might be afforded the same rights as legal immigrants and citizens (e.g. right to a fair trial); but it stands to reason that they would not be afforded the same privileges. Whereas a legal migrant is traceable in that they can be located should they commit a major crime while driving, an illegal migrant might not be so readily traced.

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Del1176(4974) Clarified
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Well, this comes down to if it's a right or a privilege of course. :)

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