Utah Bill Signed, Illegals Lose Licenses

[True_Blue]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gov. Jon Huntsman on Tuesday signed a bill replacing regular Utah driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants with driving privilege cards that can't be used as official identification to board airplanes or register to vote.

The move comes a day after hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest the bill, arguing that the cards amount to second-class status for minorities.

The driving privilege card must be renewed annually. Undocumented immigrants must surrender their driver's licenses on their birthdays or on July 1, whichever is sooner.

Huntsman spokeswoman Tammy Kikuchi said the governor has been ``pretty strong, from the beginning, in support of this bill'' and was undeterred by opposition in the minority community.

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[rodeodance]

1. the public's health/saftywas not considered in this bill--it is punitive!!

[Enquiringkitty]

2. I have helped many Mexican nationals with their naturalization paperwork

and classes. It isn't hard to become a citizen if you have nothing in your background to stop you. I, and the naturalized people I have helped, think that if they can do it, the illegals should do it. Legal is always better than illegal.

[2diagnosis]

3. Anyone in this country with access to a vehicle should have the

ability to get a real driver's license. This is a racist policy.

[SoCalDem]

4. If it's got a picture on it, it WILL be used for ID.

remember the wording on your social security card?? "Not to be used for purposes of identification"..

There's no way around it.. ID is ID is ID is ID..:)

This is just a way to divide people and segregate the "unworthies":(