No matter how much we try to curb the incentives that attract illegal aliens, unscrupulous politicians will find ways to circumvent the laws which are designed to deter them. The mayor of Los Angeles is a perfect example of a shameless panderer. He has directed the LAPD to ignore a law that would keep illegal aliens off the road.
A few weeks ago the mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, directed the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to stop impounding the vehicles of unlicensed drivers for 30 days as per state law. The measure is intended to keep potentially reckless drivers off the road and therefore protect the public. It applies to unlicensed drivers as well as those who have had their license revoked or suspended.
Under the law illegal immigrants make up the majority of the drivers who have their cars impounded because they can’t get licenses in California or most states. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told the local newspaper that this presents an “unfair burden” and “disproportionate blow” for illegal aliens, who he refers to as a “valuable asset to our community.”
So the chief has ordered his officers to give unlicensed drivers a chance to avoid having their vehicles impounded by calling someone with a license who would then be allowed to drive the car. The chief says it’s a “fairness issue” because there is a “vast difference between someone driving without a license because they cannot legally be issued one and someone driving after having their license revoked.”
And what about American citizens who didn’t bother to “legally” obtain a driver’s license? Will they be afforded the same considerations as an illegal alien? Are illegal aliens becoming a privileged class in the United States?
Source: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/12/l-a-police-wont-enforce-safety-law-to-help-illegal-aliens-2/
A few weeks ago the mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, directed the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to stop impounding the vehicles of unlicensed drivers for 30 days as per state law. The measure is intended to keep potentially reckless drivers off the road and therefore protect the public. It applies to unlicensed drivers as well as those who have had their license revoked or suspended.
Under the law illegal immigrants make up the majority of the drivers who have their cars impounded because they can’t get licenses in California or most states. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told the local newspaper that this presents an “unfair burden” and “disproportionate blow” for illegal aliens, who he refers to as a “valuable asset to our community.”
So the chief has ordered his officers to give unlicensed drivers a chance to avoid having their vehicles impounded by calling someone with a license who would then be allowed to drive the car. The chief says it’s a “fairness issue” because there is a “vast difference between someone driving without a license because they cannot legally be issued one and someone driving after having their license revoked.”
And what about American citizens who didn’t bother to “legally” obtain a driver’s license? Will they be afforded the same considerations as an illegal alien? Are illegal aliens becoming a privileged class in the United States?
Source: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/12/l-a-police-wont-enforce-safety-law-to-help-illegal-aliens-2/
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