Wash Post: Tenn. Creates Immigrants' Driving Permit
Jul 5th 2004, 6:03 pm
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Wash Post: Tenn. Creates Immigrants' Driving Permit
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Tenn. Creates Immigrants' Driving Permit
Associated Press
Tuesday, July 6, 2004; Page A20
NASHVILLE, July 5 -- A law that took effect last month means Dina
Guirguis, an Egyptian in the United States on a temporary student
visa, cannot renew her Tennessee driver's license when it expires.
The law allows U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents to get a
driver's license. That rules out illegal immigrants and temporary
visitors such as Guirguis, 27, a Vanderbilt University Law School
graduate.
But Tennessee is offering a unique compromise -- a "certificate of
driving" that illegal immigrants cannot use for official
identification but that allows them to drive. The certificate
guarantees the person knows the rules of driving in Tennessee but
cannot use it to buy a gun, rent a car or board an airplane.
Melissa Savage, a policy analyst with the National Conference of State
Legislatures, said the certificate is the first of its kind, and other
states will be watching to see how it works.
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D), whose administration developed the
law, said the change was prompted by the threat of terrorism after
Sept. 11, 2001.
Savage said Bredesen's reaction is typical. State leaders across the
country are weighing the risks of giving a driver's license to anyone
who passes a test.
"When it came out that so many of the terrorists had acquired driver's
licenses, the trend now is to tighten restrictions," she said. "It's
way beyond driving now, and 9/11 put that all into focus."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004Jul5.html
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Tenn. Creates Immigrants' Driving Permit
Associated Press
Tuesday, July 6, 2004; Page A20
NASHVILLE, July 5 -- A law that took effect last month means Dina
Guirguis, an Egyptian in the United States on a temporary student
visa, cannot renew her Tennessee driver's license when it expires.
The law allows U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents to get a
driver's license. That rules out illegal immigrants and temporary
visitors such as Guirguis, 27, a Vanderbilt University Law School
graduate.
But Tennessee is offering a unique compromise -- a "certificate of
driving" that illegal immigrants cannot use for official
identification but that allows them to drive. The certificate
guarantees the person knows the rules of driving in Tennessee but
cannot use it to buy a gun, rent a car or board an airplane.
Melissa Savage, a policy analyst with the National Conference of State
Legislatures, said the certificate is the first of its kind, and other
states will be watching to see how it works.
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D), whose administration developed the
law, said the change was prompted by the threat of terrorism after
Sept. 11, 2001.
Savage said Bredesen's reaction is typical. State leaders across the
country are weighing the risks of giving a driver's license to anyone
who passes a test.
"When it came out that so many of the terrorists had acquired driver's
licenses, the trend now is to tighten restrictions," she said. "It's
way beyond driving now, and 9/11 put that all into focus."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004Jul5.html
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Jul 5th 2004, 7:40 pm
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Re: Wash Post: Tenn. Creates Immigrants' Driving Permit
>But Tennessee is offering a unique compromise -- a "certificate of
>driving"
Good luck getting insurance with that.
And when you get 3 DUI's and speeding tickets -- get another one in another name.
Nice to see they really think these things through.
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>driving"
Good luck getting insurance with that.
And when you get 3 DUI's and speeding tickets -- get another one in another name.
Nice to see they really think these things through.
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Jul 5th 2004, 11:33 pm
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Re: Wash Post: Tenn. Creates Immigrants' Driving Permit
Maybe it's time the US started using driving licenses in accordance to their name - a license to drive - and come up with a real form of ID for ID purposes.
It's also nice to see that perfectly legal 'temporary residents' are put on one heap with illegals.
It's also nice to see that perfectly legal 'temporary residents' are put on one heap with illegals.
Jul 6th 2004, 12:41 am
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Re: Wash Post: Tenn. Creates Immigrants' Driving Permit
Originally posted by HunterGreen
It's also nice to see that perfectly legal 'temporary residents' are put on one heap with illegals.
It's also nice to see that perfectly legal 'temporary residents' are put on one heap with illegals.
