Illegal Is The Word

From Yahoo:
"North Carolina drops "scarlet letter" driver's license for immigrants"

North Carolina on Thursday revealed a new look for driver's licenses it will issue to some young undocumented immigrants starting next week, after criticism that the previous design amounted to a "scarlet letter" that could invite discrimination. Immigrants and their advocates had complained about the first design, which featured a pink stripe at the top of the licenses and the words "No Lawful Status" and "Limited Term" in red. The altered licenses have the same color scheme as standard licenses, which use a blue bar. However, the licenses for the young immigrants will include the phrases "Limited Term" and "Legal Presence/No Lawful Status" in red. State law requires a temporary license to have a distinguishing mark, said Mike Charbonneau, a spokesman for the state transportation department. About 40 states and the District of Columbia have said they are granting driver's licenses or plan to do so for undocumented youths who receive short-term reprieve from deportation under a program announced last June by U.S. President Barack Obama. Republicans in some states have opposed licenses for illegal immigrants. Arizona and Nebraska have said outright that young immigrants are ineligible.

^ At least NC is still going to distinguish the licenses of legal residents over those who are illegal. I also like that AZ and NE won't issue them at all. I hope the other states intending to issue them to the illegals follow NC's example. It is only right that those who are here illegally be singled out as they are criminals (regardless if they were too young at the time - to become legal they could always leave the country and re-enter legally like most countries require.) ^

http://news.yahoo.com/north-carolina-drops-scarlet-letter-drivers-license-immigrants-004754650.html