RABBIS BACK DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.Byline: Harrison Sheppard and Dana Bartholomew Staff Writers Supporters of legislation to allow driver's licenses Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something for illegal immigrants illegal immigrant n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. (See: alien) stepped up the pressure Wednesday with several San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. rabbis expressed support and its advocates announcing results of a poll showing Californians might support it. The poll, released by the bill's author, Sen. Gil Cedillo Gilbert Cedillo (born March 25 1954 in Barstow, California) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in the California State Senate, representing the 22nd District, which covers the diverse cities of Los Angeles, Alhambra, Maywood, San , D-Los Angeles, found state voters generally oppose giving licenses to illegal immigrants but could be persuaded if safeguards are added to the bill. Among 802 California voters surveyed in early May, 54 percent said they could support granting the licenses ``under certain conditions.'' However, those conditions remained unnamed in the poll question, and in follow-up questions naming specific conditions such as criminal background checks and a higher processing fee for illegal immigrants, support remained less than 50 percent. Also, more than 60 percent said they agreed with Schwarzenegger's decision to ask the state Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: The poll was commissioned and paid for by a private, nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. advocacy group called PICO Pico (pē`kō) [Port.,=peak], island (1991 pop. 15,129), 167 sq mi (433 sq km), Horta dist., in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores. It takes its name from the volcanic mountain, Pico Alto [high peak], which rises to 7,711 ft (2,350 m). California and conducted by San Francisco-based firm David Binder Research. Cedillo's office said the senator's campaign funds would cover a small portion of the total cost, but the figure was not immediately available. Meanwhile, in Tarzana a group of five rabbis from the Valley and one from Hollywood said they support giving licenses to illegal immigrants, but object to the governor's suggestion that such licenses have a mark which identifies the person as an illegal. ``It is inappropriate at best and deeply upsetting at worst,'' said Rabbi Dan Moscovitz of Temple Judea in Tarzana, reading a letter the rabbis sent to the governor last week. ``It will be used by some persons to treat the undocumented with scorn and ethnic discrimination.'' Signers of the letter included Moscovitz, Rabbis Karen Bender and Donald Goor of Temple Judea, Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs of Temple Kol Tikvah in Woodland Hills, Rabbi Jim Kaufman of Temple Beth Hillel in Valley Village and Rabbi John Rosove of Temple Israel Temple Israel Minnesota Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish temple located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1878 and originally an Orthodox congregation known as Shaarai Tov. Moved to the current location in 1914, built the latest edifice in 1928. of Hollywood. Moscovitz cited the Jewish experience in being singled out during the Holocaust and said that, had this bill been proposed 40 years ago, Jews would have become targets of such discrimination. Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Margita Thompson said the governor is not committed to the idea of the identifying mark, but has looked at it as a possibility. He does not see it as discriminatory, she said, noting that other countries including Mexico and Germany use various markings on identifications issued to foreigners Foreigners alienage the condition of being an alien. androlepsy Law. the seizure of foreign subjects to enforce a claim for justice or other right against their nation. gypsyologist, gipsyologist Rare. . ``He's always said we need to focus on the public-safety component,'' Thompson said. ``You're not going to be able to convince the people to support the concept of a driver's license unless you have the policy right.'' Harrison Sheppard, (916)446-6723 harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com |
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