05 May 2005
Congress May Require Closer Scrutiny to Get a Driver's License

The real story here isn't security, or even drivers licenses. It's the Federal government imposing yet another "unfunded mandate" on the states. This is where Congress sets a policy, and then demands that a lower level (state, county, city) government implement and pay for it. It amounts to a hidden Federal tax increase.

Congress is moving toward requiring states to verify whether applicants are in the U.S. legally before issuing driver's licenses.

(link) [NYT > Home Page]

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