North Carolina's plan to grant specially marked driver's licenses to qualifying illegal immigrants later this month is discriminatory and reinforces attitudes that Latino residents are second-class residents, critics said Monday.
Lawmakers, clergy and Hispanic young adults benefiting from a new Obama administration program to grant federal work permits to immigrants condemned the state Department of Transportation's decision last month to issue licenses with bright pink stripes and the words "NO LAWFUL STATUS" on them.
"I do feel discriminated against," said Jose Rico, 23, of Raleigh, who has lived in North Carolina for 10 years and has been issued a work permit under the program. "Now they have given us the driver's licenses, but with a scarlet letter — with a pink stripe."
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Good! Illegals should have "No Lawful S tatus" on the driver's licenses. HELLO! They are illegals and illegal to work. NC and Ohio are two of the easiest states to get driver's licenses for illegals so they can work anyway. They show legal documents and have stolen identities. Months later the Social Security office sends a "mis-match" letter that requires the employer to confront "illegals" who showed legal documents. Just deport these illegals so the companies don't have to play this insane game. We might not have chicken, pork and cow to eat (i.e. no workers) but at least we won't have to support millions of deadbeats in our nation illegally.
ReplyDeleteCorrect, they are not second-class citizens. You have to be a legal citizen FIRST!!!
ReplyDeleteThey should not be allowed to own a vehicle, let alone drive it.
ReplyDeleteDeportation is the only fair answer.
If he feels discriminated against, he should go the hell back to where he came from. That would solve his dilema.
ReplyDeleteAMEN 10:28!!!
ReplyDeleteIf the shoe fits...
ReplyDeleteI feel discriminated against for having to support them, esp. in health care. They're bringing diseases we haven't seen for decades.
ReplyDeleteHey, go back to Mexico and get a Mexican driver's license and drive anywhere in Mexico you want!
ReplyDeleteDon't like the pink stripe?? GO HOME!!!
ReplyDeletePink stripe? How about white and black stripes for their prison jumpsuites. That where criminals usually go (Unless your a democrat in congress or the white house).
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