Removing Illegals

by: deciminyan

Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 10:00:00 AM EDT

Addiego, Rudder, & Delany Bills will Remove Illegals from Behind the Wheel.

"Finally!" I thought. Someone is doing something about Wall Street bankers and corrupt corporatists. If we can't put them in jail for destroying the American economy, at least we can take away their drivers licenses.

Of course, what my mean-spirited Republican legislators were referring to is undocumented immigrants. People who believe in the American Dream and come here to make a better life for their families. And unless you are a Native American, you or your ancestors did the same.

But the bills proposed by my Republican legislators are not only mean-spirited, but they place an undue burden on everyone. They require that individuals who sell a car ensure that the buyer is not undocumented.

Make no mistake about it. Those who are undocumented are not following the legal process. But their "crime" and its impact is much less than the crimes of the Bush administration, the crimes of the Wall Street financiers, and the crimes of the corporate cartels.

Instead of putting roadblocks in front of hard working folks who are trying to make ends meet and contribute to society, the Republicans, along with Democrats and Independents, should take positive action on immigration reform and clear the path for legal, compassionate, and comprehensive immigration.

And let's put the real "illegals", the ones that trashed the American economy,  in jail.