05-27-2015, 12:51 PM
(05-27-2015, 12:46 PM)Benton Wrote: There's a lot of opposition. It's pretty common when someone gets in a collision with an non-resident without a driver's license, they blame it on immigration controls, rationalizing it that 'this never would have happened if that person had stayed in their country.'
Of course — if we let them get DL's and required them to learn how to drive, instead of just supporting a system that encourages people to do it illegally — that should cut down. But upset people, especially those who have lost a loved one in a crash with an illegal alien, don't always think rationally.
There is a large immigrant worker population in this area. They can't get insurance without a DL. It is crazy to make them drive without insurance instead of allowing them to get a license.
In fact the State of Tennessee assigns a DL number to any person who is caught driving without a license to keep track of multiple offenses.