Bailey Guns
02-08-2013, 19:26
Disabled veteran must prove his citizenship to renew license (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/08/disabled-veteran-denied-license-renewal-asked-to-prove-citizenship/?test=latestnews#ixzz2KMPuo2bt)
So we have several states issuing driver licenses to illegal aliens. But TX won't issue this man, a Viet Nam war vet with an expired TX DL, a new DL without a copy of his birth certificate. In addition to his expired TX license he has a social security card and his VA ID. How fucked up is that? Especially when you read this:
A Texas driver’s license is among the top documents that undocumented immigrants need to get to a job. A new initiative to provide work permits and “deferred action” on deportations for certain illegal immigrants quickly raised questions about whether those approved for work permits would get driver’s licenses, too.
The answer is yes, say officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The work permit, known as an employment authorization document or I-766, is one of the primary documents used for a limited period driver’s license. Various kinds of noncitizens, from refugees to temporary residents, now receive these temporary driver’s licenses.
“Someone who has been granted “deferred action” and presents an employment authorization document (EAD or I-766) meets the Department’s current lawful presence and identification policy,” said Tom Vinger, a spokesman for the Public Safety Department. “If they are otherwise eligible (i.e. have met residency, SSN, and other requirements), they can be issued a driver license set to expire when the EAD expires.”
Nothing surprises me any more.
So we have several states issuing driver licenses to illegal aliens. But TX won't issue this man, a Viet Nam war vet with an expired TX DL, a new DL without a copy of his birth certificate. In addition to his expired TX license he has a social security card and his VA ID. How fucked up is that? Especially when you read this:
A Texas driver’s license is among the top documents that undocumented immigrants need to get to a job. A new initiative to provide work permits and “deferred action” on deportations for certain illegal immigrants quickly raised questions about whether those approved for work permits would get driver’s licenses, too.
The answer is yes, say officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The work permit, known as an employment authorization document or I-766, is one of the primary documents used for a limited period driver’s license. Various kinds of noncitizens, from refugees to temporary residents, now receive these temporary driver’s licenses.
“Someone who has been granted “deferred action” and presents an employment authorization document (EAD or I-766) meets the Department’s current lawful presence and identification policy,” said Tom Vinger, a spokesman for the Public Safety Department. “If they are otherwise eligible (i.e. have met residency, SSN, and other requirements), they can be issued a driver license set to expire when the EAD expires.”
Nothing surprises me any more.