It took me 15 tries just to start the next sentence I’m so angry. The Illinois House has approved a bill that will give driving “Certificates” to Illegal immigrants. Seriously, they did, in a 60-56 vote.

”The state would offer driving “certificates” to people who lack the valid Social Security number needed to obtain a regular license. The certificates would allow them to drive and buy auto insurance, but couldn’t be used as identification”

Seriously folks, it’s bad enough that my governor wants to jack up my taxes and drive businesses out of the state so he can bring in a health plan that will cover ANYONE who is in the state. Now the house wants to give a valid driving “certificate” to any Tom, Dick and Juan that wants one? Sure there are some requirements to get one:

”To get the certificates, people would have to provide a photo ID, such as a passport from their native country, and submit fingerprints. They also would have to prove they’ve obtained insurance within a month or the certificate would be canceled.”

I donÂ’t know if the illegals bring a passport or not with them, but IÂ’m willing to bet they are going to start. About the only upside to this that I can see is that if they apply for one, at least now we might be able to track them and finally deport their illegal arses if our government ever decides to rectify their rectal-cranial inversion. On the downside weÂ’re just caving in more and more to the illegal culture.

On my way home they where discussing this on the radio, and much to KtrevaÂ’s shame and embarrassment I actually called in on it. Some of the supporters are toeing the line that the Illegals are driving anyway and tend to flee the scene of accidents because they donÂ’t have a valid license or insurance. They are saying that with this at least if a citizen is hit by an illegal the citizenÂ’s vehicle and medical bills will be paid. IÂ’m saying that if we deported the illegals, they wouldnÂ’t be driving on our roads anyway. And itÂ’s not going to cause more lines at the already overcrowded Department of Motor Vehicles.

On the radio and in the above linked article there is talk about a similar program created by Tennessee in 2004 that failed in less then two years because people were coming from other states to get a certificate through fraud. Mix our licensing issue AND the fact we want to give free* healthcare to anyone in the state, citizen or not, I can see our illegal population skyrocketing.

At least there is still hope. Maybe the state Senate will vote this down. I guess I know what IÂ’m going to be talking to Senator Dave Syverson about in a couple of weeks.

*By free I mean being paid for in the exuberant taxes that are going to have to be paid by legal citizens of the state.

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