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California\u2019s law to allow illegal aliens to obtain a state driver\u2019s license is a political ploy designed to assist that population to reside and work in the United States with less chance of facing deportation. It appeals to the Democrat leadership who favor an amnesty for illegal aliens and to businesses that employ exploitable workers.<\/p>\n
In an effort to justify the State\u2019s action in aiding the illegal aliens to compete for jobs with legal workers, the proponents of the measure \u2013 including Governor Brown \u2013 latched on to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety that found unlicensed drivers were more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than licensed drivers. (Desert Sun, May 3, 2015<\/a>)<\/p>\n The implication in citing this study is that if the illegal aliens are granted licenses it is a road safety measure. That, however, is a false conclusion. A correlation between fatal crashes with unlicensed drivers does not imply causality. A search of the AAA Foundation\u2019s website for the research did not find the study, but it is easy to imagine that if persons driving with suspended licenses were included among unlicensed drivers in the study that would greatly increase the number of unlicensed drivers involved in fatal accidents because it would include drivers who previously were responsible for an accident.<\/p>\n Furthermore, as the news article asserts, illegal aliens driving without licenses are inclined to drive very cautiously in the hope of evading being stopped by the police. So, one would expect that the incidence of unlicensed illegal aliens involved in fatal accidents would be lower \u2013 not higher \u2013 than average. Giving the illegal alien a driver\u2019s license would change that. It would encourage both more driving as well as less cautious driving, both of which are against the public interest. By accommodating illegal aliens, California is making itself an increasingly attractive magnet for those aliens. Added to the other negative effects of illegal immigration on job opportunities, fiscal costs, etc., AB 60 is harmful to most Californians.