Maine looking to end illegals getting drivers' licenses. About damned time.
No state should be rewarding illegals with a driver's license. I consider it an act of treason.
Lawmakers may expand proposed legislation that would require proof of Maine residency to get a driver’s license to include a requirement that applicants also prove they are in the country legally.
"I find it difficult to envision circumstances under which this state or any state would want to give a driver’s license to someone who is not in this country legally," Bill Libby, the governor’s homeland security adviser, told the Legislature’s Transportation Committee on Thursday. "I think you should consider legal presence as you consider this bill."
Marley said the committee should "control what we can control" — namely, tightening the residency rules. He doubted that the state could come up with procedures and rules to determine whether a person is in the country legally.
"Forty-six other states have figured out how to do this. I don’t see why we can’t," said Rep. Richard Cebra, R-Naples. "I just don’t understand why some people have a problem with this."
Several committee members agreed and pushed for broadening of the legislation to include legal-presence standards.
"It seems to me that this isn’t rocket science and we should be able to come up with a solution," said Rep. Doug Thomas, R-Ripley.
The committee tabled a vote on the legislation until Libby and Dunlap can provide it with amendments to define what documentation and procedures should be used to prove both residency and legal standing to get a license to drive.
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