Earlier this year, in a Jan. 13 commentary in this newspaper, I argued that granting driving privileges to foreigners here illegally would make our state "a magnet for illegal immigrants competing for work with Oregon’s unemployed, and a virtually unimpeded conduit for Mexican drugs."
But Oregon’s legislators didn’t listen. In this year’s session, they passed a law (Senate Bill 833) granting "driver cards" to illegal immigrants.
Now, a group of Oregonians organized as "Protect Oregon Driver Licenses" — for which I serve as a chief sponsor — is circulating petitions to put SB 833 to a statewide vote. If we collect the signatures of 58,142 registered voters by Oct. 4, a measure to repeal the law will appear on Oregon’s November 2014 ballot.
Thousands of Oregonians already have signed our petition. And we need your signature, too. Go to www.ProtectOregonDL.org, print a single-signature petition, sign it and mail it to the listed address.
Your signature will help repeal driver cards for illegal immigrants.