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Conservatively Speaking

State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend, the town of Vernon and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.

"Illegals driving illegally"

Legislation


A very troubling report in the Racine Journal Times opens with a rather blunt headline:

Illegals driving illegally”

The Times reports, “Illegal immigrants continue to drive here without licenses, going through traffic court and before local judges. In Racine County, there are hundreds of cases a year involving illegal immigrants driving without valid licenses or after revocation, District Attorney Michael Nieskes estimated. Under the law, drivers without licenses could get jail time, but both Racine County Circuit Court traffic court judges, Allan Torhorst and John Jude, said they don't sentence unlicensed drivers to jail if they have not been charged with other offenses.”

State Representative Pedro Colon (D-Milwaukee) is considering reintroducing legislation to give special driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Colon’s bill failed during the previous session.

The Times reports, “Judges Torhorst and Jude said they would not oppose a law that would allow illegal immigrants to drive.”

The main argument as reported by the newspaper in support of driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants is safety. The illegal immigrants are going to drive anyway, so let them attend classes to learn the rules of the road, etc. This defense is a smokescreen for the main issue that the immigrants are in Wisconsin illegally and should not be entitled to the same privilege as law-abiding citizens.

Follow this disturbing pattern. There are a number of illegal immigrants in Wisconsin. They are driving illegally. Officers of the court are fully aware. The illegal immigrants could be sent to jail; however, they are not. Some lawmakers want to provide special driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Some judges would support the idea.

This is outrageous. I opposed giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in the past and will continue to do so. The state should not be rewarding illegal activity.

Read more in the Racine Journal Times. 

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