San Francisco: ID Cards for Residents, Legal or Illegal
From the SF Chronicle:
The Board of Supervisors voted today to make San Francisco the largest U.S. city to issue municipal identification cards to its residents, regardless of whether or not they are in the country legally.
Supervisor Tom Ammiano, the legislation's author, said the availability of identification cards is a smart public safety measure because it would make residents living on the social margins of San Francisco more likely to seek the help of police and could give them more access to banking services.
"People are afraid to report crimes," Ammiano said, referring to illegal immigrants who avoid local law enforcement authorities over fear of being arrested or deported by federal immigration officials.
Link: New SF ID cards for residents - whether in the country legally or not.
People are afraid to report crimes? That may be so, but what does that really have to do with having an ID card?
This just shows how out of touch liberals really are. The country as a whole doesn't want this. But the do-gooders that "represent" us are going to find a way to get the legislation they want anyway.
It'll start with something small like issuing ID cards or drivers' licenses to illegal residents, then it'll lead to full-blown amnesty.
Besides, this issue isn't about the fear of reporting crimes, it's really about giving illegal immigrants a change to register and vote… Because liberals are assuming they'll vote Democrat.
UPDATE: On a related note, the NY Times will report:
Gov. Eliot Spitzer is abandoning his plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, saying that opposition is just too overwhelming to move forward with such a policy.
The governor, who is to announce the move formally on Wednesday, said in an interview Tuesday night that he did not reach the decision easily. "You have perhaps seen me struggle with it because I thought we had a principled decision, and it's not necessarily easy to back away from trying to move a debate forward," he said.
Opposition is just too overwhelming? Gee, ya think! I guess Democrats are going to have to think of others ways to rig elections.
