NOTE: A Mexican tourist, who flies from Mexico City to Orlando Florida, and rents a car, must have a valid Mexican, or International drivers license. He is permitted to drive, and be in the USA as a tourist. ANY Mexican who enters the USA through a port of entry, either by ground transportation, including his own personal car or by Sea or Air, Unless he is found to be in possession of a PAYROLL CHECK with his name on it the act of driving a private car does not indicate he is in the country illegally.quote:Originally posted by DeepFat:
If you want to talk about bigotry, look no further than Geraldo's statement that illegals commit less crime, per capita, than citizens.
All my data, and I keep up, indicates otherwise.
Our Southern California jails are stuffed with 40%+ illegals, and illegals amount to about 30% of state prison inmates.
Then there's the unreported crime. Same as Alabama, when an illegal is involved in an auto accident, the police do nothing. They could, but it's a lot of work for what they consider a low-priority issue, so they don't.
O'Reilly may have a logical weakness in his argument, but essentially it's true. About half the traffic in So Cal is unlicensed and/or uninsured, many of them illegals. If they weren't here, there would be far fewer accidents and more accountability.
DF
Mexican Citizens, like American Citizens, are not required to carry proof of Citizenship.
However,
quote:Citizens and permanent residents of Mexico generally must have a nonimmigrant visa or Border Crossing Card (also known as a "Laser Visa"). The Border Crossing Card, Form DSP-150 is a biometric, machine readable, visitor B1-B2 visa/Border Crossing Card that may be used to enter the U.S. from within the Western Hemisphere. http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1260.html
You are correct that issuing a standard driver's license to non resident Mexican Citizens would make it more difficult to check credentials. Because presentation of a valid US driver's license would not identify a foreign national. However, the simple expedient of LABELING THE LICENSE AS A NON RESIDENT ALIEN LICENSE SOLVES THAT PROBLEM.
You may be correct in assuming that police officers don't bother with the necessary paperwork. That is not the responsibility of the Federal Government, it is the responsibility of the police officer.