Gov. Jan Brewer lit the dome on the historic Capitol building Thursday night after protestors tried to drown out her comments.
Several dozen people chanted "Let the Dreamers drive,'' a reference to her directive not to issue licenses to those in the "deferred action'' program announced last year by the Obama administration. Brewer contends they do not meet the requirements of Arizona law that they are "authorized'' to be in the country.
Brewer avoided the entrance to the outdoor event, allowing her to bypass the protestors.
"We are here to celebrate the lighting of the dome,'' she told Capitol Media Services.
"I appreciate the fact they came and participated,'' Brewer continued. "You know, we're all Arizonans.''
But the governor balked when asked why, if they are "all Arizonans'' they do not deserve state licenses to drive.
"Well, well,'' she said, walking off.
The dome lighting capped the year-long celebration of Arizona's 100 years as a state.
samkat posted at 3:58 pm on Sat, Feb 16, 2013.
Heck, they can drive in their home country with no problems whosoever.
bobunf posted at 8:21 am on Sun, Feb 17, 2013.
The US is their home country. By definition they were brought here as children, frequently as infants. Most do not remember ever having been to their country of origin. They are Americans except for the accident of geographic location when born.
Leaving that aside, this action of Brewer's is typically senseless and counter-productive. They can work, but they can't get there?? If they could drive, they'd buy cars (note for car dealers), use repair shops, buy gas and thus pay the taxes to keep up the roads, and buy insurance. It's good for everybody.
On the other hand, under Brewer's spiteful plan, a lot of these people will drive anyway. Without paying the license fee, without an eye test, without a driving test, without a written test, without insurance.
bobunf posted at 8:21 am on Sun, Feb 17, 2013.
Or, they could move to California, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado (you know, all of our bordering states), and, for good measure, Oregon, Washington, Illinois and a host of other states. In those places they get driver's licences, and don't have to put with Arpaio, Montgomery and their ilk. That way we can have some more vacant housing units and closed stores.
Not letting them get a licence is economically harmful to both the state and the Dreamers, reduces public safety, is mean and hateful, and just plain stupid.