{"id":23274,"date":"2020-07-28T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=23274"},"modified":"2020-07-28T07:55:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:55:40","slug":"virginia-illegal-alien-driver-license-law-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2020\/07\/28\/virginia-illegal-alien-driver-license-law-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Illegal Aliens to Get Driver’s Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On July 20, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed<\/a> House Bill 1211<\/a> and Senate Bill 34 <\/a> into law. The legislation allows the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to give \u201cdriver privilege cards\u201d to illegal aliens in the Commonwealth. Under House Bill 1211, unlawfully present migrants in Virginia can obtain a driver\u2019s license<\/a> without presenting a Social Security Number or Tax Payer Identification Number. Similarly, Senate Bill 34 allows immigrants \u2013 regardless of their legal status \u2013 to get a \u201cdriver privilege card.\u201d The laws go into effect on January 1, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gov. Northam held a virtual signing<\/a> with some of the bill’s sponsors from the Virginia General Assembly. Each member lauded the benefits of permitting illegal aliens to drive on public roadways legally. Virginia will join 15 other states and Washington D.C.<\/a> allowing unlawfully present migrants to have some form of driver’s permit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia\nState Senator Scott Surovell (D-Alexandria) \u2013 a sponsor of SB 34 \u2013 touted his\nbill as an \u201cimportant\u201d issue for the large immigrant community in his district.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly,\nVirginia House Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-Prince William County) \u2013 a sponsor\nof House Bill 1211- commended the bills\u2019 signing with \u201cToday is a day for\njustice because after 17 years, we are providing a privilege \u2013 an access to\ndrive to these Virginians. This privilege that was taken away 17 years ago\nunder false accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re living in 2020, of course, when can facts can be labeled \u201cfalse accusations\u201d by a member of a state legislature if those facts do not comport with Woke ideology. Virginia stopped issuing driver\u2019s licenses and government issued IDs to illegal aliens because seven of the September 11, 2001 terrorists used Virginia DMV-issued documents in the commission of the attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This brazen disregard for the rule of law should come as no surprise given Gov. Northam’s repeated catering<\/a> to illegal aliens. In 2017, the then-Democratic nominee for governor pledged to sign legislation to ban sanctuary jurisdictions in the state of Virginia. In 2019, he went back on his word to voters and vetoed the very bill he originally vowed to sign. The year before, Northam vetoed House Bill 2270, a law which would have required local law enforcement agencies to notify Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) once the release date of a jailed foreign national was made available.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Granting a driver\u2019s license or \u201cdriver privilege card\u201d to illegal immigrants also poses public safety concerns<\/a>. Criminal aliens can garner a form of identification under a false identity to shield themselves from authorities and possibly commit further crimes. Additionally, such measures potentially open avenues for foreign nationals from terror-prone countries to use driver\u2019s licenses to enter airports or federal buildings and commit acts of terrorism. The national security implications<\/a> alone ought to discourage proposing such careless laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrary to popular belief, issuing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, does not make public roadways safer<\/a>. The prevalence of lack of insurance in the illegal alien community and the fear of migrants fleeing the accident scene to avoid authorities are not minor infractions. Gov. Northam and the Virginia Legislature\u2019s preferential treatment of illegal aliens over lawful residents is troubling. The people of Virginia deserve better from their elected officials. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On July 20, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed House Bill 1211 and Senate Bill 34  into law. The legislation allows the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to give \u201cdriver privilege cards\u201d to illegal aliens in the Commonwealth. Under House Bill 1211, unlawfully present migrants in Virginia can obtain a driver\u2019s license without presenting a Social<\/p>\n

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