[Yes, you read that right. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. So, whenever a liberal gets it right (as rare as that is!!!), it would be intellectually dishonest not to point it out.]
I don't often agree with Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), but he hit the nail on the head on Oct. 30 at the Democrat presidential debate in Philadelphia when he confronted Hillary on her support of NY Governor Eliot Spitzer's plan to provide driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
Some key parts:
Dodd: This is a privilege. And, look, I'm as forthright and progressive on immigration policy as anyone here. But we're dealing with a serious problem here, we need to have people come forward. The idea that we're going to extend this privilege here of a driver's license I think is troublesome, and I think the American people are reacting to it.
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Clinton: Well, I just want to add, I did not say that it should be done, but I certainly recognize why Governor Spitzer is trying to do ... And we have failed. We have failed.
Dodd: No, no, no. You said—you said yes ...
Clinton: No.
Dodd: ... you thought it made sense to do it.
Clinton: No, I didn't, Chris. But the point is, what are we going to do with all these illegal immigrants who are driving ...
Dodd: That's a legitimate issue. But [a] driver's license goes too far, in my view.
Clinton: Well, you may say that, but what is the identification? If somebody runs into you today who is an undocumented worker ...
Dodd: There’s ways of dealing with that.
Clinton: Well ...
Dodd: This is a privilege, not a right.
Clinton: Well, what Governor Spitzer has agreed to do is to have three different licenses, one that provides identification for actually going onto airplanes and other kinds of security issues, another which is another ordinary driver's license, and then a special card that identifies the people who would be on the road, so ...
Dodd: That's a bureaucratic nightmare.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
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