In all fairness Senator Serrano is being assaulted on two fronts here. I think what the Senator was trying to get across is that the Democrats stand on this issue nationally has been clear from the get go, wanting the 11 million or so illegal immigrants living in the shadows to come forward. Governor Spitzer's proposal is a step in the right direction. By issuing driver's license's to illegal immigrants there is now a system in place to identify these folks and get them on the rightful path to citizenship.
Furthermore, in regards to this specific proposal Senator Golden's attempt to link a "fear factor" in terms of terrorism are far fetched and weak at best. Common sense needs to prevail in these situations and it is time that we debate these issues in the realm of logic. A true Republican would argue that immigrants that are here illegally do not trust the government and aren't about to line up and present themselves to a state agency as an illegal, therefore this is going to end up being a monumental waste of taxpayer dollars.
In all fairness Senator Serrano is being assaulted on two fronts here. I think what the Senator was trying to get across is that the Democrats stand on this issue nationally has been clear from the get go, wanting the 11 million or so illegal immigrants living in the shadows to come forward. Governor Spitzer's proposal is a step in the right direction. By issuing driver's license's to illegal immigrants there is now a system in place to identify these folks and get them on the rightful path to citizenship.
Furthermore, in regards to this specific proposal Senator Golden's attempt to link a "fear factor" in terms of terrorism are far fetched and weak at best. Common sense needs to prevail in these situations and it is time that we debate these issues in the realm of logic. A true Republican would argue that immigrants that are here illegally do not trust the government and aren't about to line up and present themselves to a state agency as an illegal, therefore this is going to end up being a monumental waste of taxpayer dollars.