SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — Some 700 people packed a Springfield church tonight urging lawmakers to consider allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers’ licenses.
The Massachusetts Safe Driving Act would grant driver’s licenses to residents who don’t qualify for a social security number.
It would also require undocumented immigrants to pass a driving exam and hold liability insurance.
Supporters say it would make the roads safer for everyone.
Springfield Resident, Rosendo Santiaco who went to the meeting tonight at All Souls Catholic Church told us, “We want to be able to take our children to school and back and not have to worry about that. It’s all important for the entire community because immigrants here want to participate, they want to pay taxes and want to have insurance which will be for the well-being of everybody.”
Opponents argue though that the rules to obtain a driver’s license should be the same for all.
“Having a license is a privilege that we teach kids to adults and nothing should change the way you obtain it or use it as a means of identification because it makes things easier, I don’t think that should be done,” says Springfield Police Officer, Charles Youmans.
People in attendance tonight also pushed for the passage of the “Trust Act” a bill to provide immediate relief from deportations and strengthen public safety.
Oh HELL NO…If your here illegally then your breaking the law…you don’t get any benefits of our society!
EFF NO!!!! B.S.!!!!!! No more free rides!! become a legal citizen or GET OUT!!!
NO WAY–You need to be a USA citizen in my book to get anything or get out is right!!
Plus us American’s will be the one’s screwed when they don’t have insurance and then what do we do if we get hit by them.Bullcrap we will be the one’s stuck paying.We need digital license plates that flash red when they didn’t pay their insurance.This would stop alot of uninsured drivers.
They are here illegally..Does anyone REALLY think they will go to a Government office and say….”I’m in your country illegally and I want a drivers license”.
Yes kobekhan they will when they know there’s no penalties, like being deported. **** I’m all for imagination , it’s what we’re founded on but you need to come in legally like my ancestors did.
“Safe Driving Act” sounds much better than “Aiding and Abetting” criminal activity.
Are you really this ignorant? Ot just kidding?
It seems our resident genius considers all aliens as criminals. You are a racist.
FO!
This is a ploy to allow illegals a further foot hold in the country. Time to address the immigration laws and see what needs to be changed instead of willy nilly adding to the patchwork quilt.
Technically, all illegal aliens ARE criminals, bagpip. That is what sets them apart from LEGAL immigrants. And no one said anything about race, but you. People who circumvent our immigration laws can come in all shapes and sizes.
what are you going to do now if one hits you ? you really need to read the article and think for gods sake
every last comment here is from a communist
Yep Pedro. Take your Taco and get the BLANK out of here. You are our enemy. Every person in this picture should have been ID’d and arrested if illegal.
They should all be in jail. Get the BLANK out of here you criminals.
Bagpip you seriously didn’t go there did ya, you have to be a liberal with that specific comment. Oh if you disagree your a racist. Please give me a break. Why is asking to much to have people come here the legal way and knowing full well their history be it criminal or not to deny them or not. Or also to collect taxes from them because there will be a paper trail not with that individual. Dems love to give away all they can to illegals (buying votes)