California issued 605,000 new driver's licenses for immigrants in the U.S. illegally last year

Judith Benitez had gone most of her adult life without knowing how to drive. The 35-year-old woman from Mexico who is in the U.S. illegally would ask family members for rides to pick up her children from school. Trips to the grocery store or the doctor's office were complicated. That changed last year when Assembly Bill 60 was implemented, granting people in the country illegally the right to obtain driver's licenses in California.

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California: Most new driver's licenses go to illegal immigrants

After a new law went into effect in January, more than half of all new driver's licenses issued in California this year have gone to people who are in the country illegally, the state said Friday. --The California Department of Motor Vehicles reported it has issued roughly 397,000 licenses to people who live in the country illegally. A total of 759,000 licenses were issued in the first six months of the year.

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Marion County GOP issues press release opposing SB 742 & SB 845

Marion County Republican Central Committee
March 18, 2011
Press Release:

The Marion County Republican Central Committee (MCRCC) recognizing the detrimental effects of illegal immigration on the United States, particularly here in Oregon, voted unanimously on March 17th to oppose two pieces of legislation before the 2011 Oregon State Legislature, SB 742 and SB 845, that would legitimize the presence of illegal aliens in our state. ∴ – SB 742 would grant instate tuition to the progeny of undocumented foreign nationals illegally present in the U.S. (undocumented international students) to attend Oregon’s public four year universities. ∴ – SB 845 would allow issuance of Oregon drivers licenses to undocumented foreign nationals illegally present in the U.S. living in the state. ∴ The MCRCC urges Oregon State legislators representing any portion of Marion County to oppose both SB 742 and SB 845.

Janice Williamson, Chairwoman MCRCC,
Andrea Hoffman, Vice-Chairwoman MCRCC.
www.marioncountygop.org
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