it is discrimination to require ID at polls. Swarts counters that safety will improve because illegal immigrants will purchase car insurance and hit-and-run accidents will decrease. New Haven has issued 3,700 municipal IDs. The card can be used to open a bank account, as a library card and as a debit card at some stores. As many as 15,000 illegal immigrants live in the city. Laura Perez, 28, opened a checking account with her card. An illegal immigrant from Guatemala, Perez used to keep her money under her pillow. I feel safe now, she says. If we are working so hard, if we are paying our taxes, the cards are a fair thing. Tom Fitton, president of the conservative Judicial Watch, says the cards raise the specter of local governments conspiring with illegals to help them stay here.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:35:59 +0000
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