Obama and illegals

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/28/MNH1UL57Q.DTL

Obama supports drivers licenses for illegal immigrants. So that sounds like an enlightened position... But lets take it a few steps further...
If they get a drivers license, that presupposes that they will purchase cars, but will insurance companies sell them car insurance? Will illegals even know to get insurance on the car? What if they dont get insurance and someone is an accident with them? Who will pay for the damage? Not the taxpayers again?

Again, sounds good, but the reality of the matter is that it isnt a good idea...

If Obama's intent is to give illegals some sort of identification that helps the government know who they are, he should adopt Guiliani's idea of a national id card...

Reality strikes - illegal immigration

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-09-immigcover_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

In Oklahoma, House Bill 1804 makes it a felony to shelter to transport illegal immigrants, and denies illegals public benefits and drivers licenses...
The bill went into effect Nov. 1, and since then, the economy has been hit hard...
Many illegals and non-illegals who have family members who are illegals have up and left the state...
Sales of grocery stores have dropped, church attendance has dropped, and employers are concerned over finding people to do the jobs vacated by illegals...

This is the one thing I knew we could expect from a knee-jerk reaction to illegal immigration.
We cant just hammer in some strict rules and not think about the economic consequences associated with the issue...
We all need to continue to watch Oklahoma and see how things go there...