On February 23, 2012, The Los Angeles Times released an
article on a very controversial issue: whether illegal immigrants should be
able to receive a driver’s license? The Los Angeles Police Department has
developed this idea in order to lower the crime
rate on California’s roads. They proposed to give illegal immigrants the
opportunity to gain a driver’s license but must first fulfill certain
requirements and must have no criminal record. Their plan is to issue them
license’s that would be obvious to the stigma
that they are labeled as: illegal immigrants. Many people debate that this
would never go through because no one wants to be labeled the way they are
planning to do so. However, many others believe that it is a good idea because
it will further California’s revenue in gaining the state money with the insurance
and license plates that will now be mandatory. People also seem to disagree
because they claim that it is unconstitutional in allowing those who have
already committed a crime live a more free life as an illegal. There is also a
fear that it will only allow the government to track them, and some also fear
that it will make things easier for terrorists to “slip through the cracks.”
By: Jazmin Gonzalez
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