Just some thoughts on this debate. In reality if manufacturers and corporations stopped outsourcing jobs to other countries and more americans could be put back to work and unemployment would return to a more acceptable percentage then the noise we're all making over illegals would go away or at least quiet down. There's plenty of blame to go around.
I think it's perfectly reasonable for a state to require you to show your license if you're behind the wheel and you get pulled over. Driving is not a right given to you by the constitution.
Why should driving without a license only be a fine? How can that officer be sure who he is giving that fine to is going to pay it? If the person he pulls over has stolen that vehicle or has borrowed a neighbors car what is to stop that person from showing the officer the registration and insurance papers he found in the glovebox. Fortunately for him he didn't have to show a state issued document that also has his photo that can be matched up his address. He'll just pitch the ticket and go on his way with the actual owner getting stuck having to go thru the courts and having to pay hundreds or thousands having to right this and prove himself innocent because others feel it's their right to not have to follow the laws and prove who they are.
Are the people complaining in internet forums writing their state reps or governor about this? I doubt most are.
The governor is trying to drive illegals out of his state the easiest way he can. Although there might be better ways to do so I would suggest he is trying to help the common working person in his state.
The only other way to drive illegals out is to push mass fines on the corporations that hire illegals and carry out raids in order to prove they're hiring them. Sadly this will only drive those corporations to another state that is less likely to fine and carry out raids. So now you get to drive around your state without a license and feel good about it but now you have have have no where to drive to because your job went bye bye.
Write your elected officials and put pressure on them to pass laws that tax corporations less and make it more desirable to not move they're workforce out of the us. Notice I say less and not at all. I'm all for closing loop holes that make it possible for some corporations to pay zero taxes.
Stop buying goods made in other countries, stop buying from stores that only stock goods made in other countries. I realize those goods are more expensive but you're voting with your dollar and if we all did it we'd see us and our neighbors benefit.
That is all. Again just my thoughts.
