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Hillman: Patrick wrong on licences
By G. Michael Dobbs
Managing Editor
SPRINGFIELD Reed Hillman, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, slammed Democrat Deval Patrick on Patrick's stand to allow illegal aliens to obtain Massachusetts driver's licenses.
Hillman said that if allowed, Massachusetts would become "a magnet" for illegal aliens from across the country.
Libby DeVecchi, a spokesperson for the Patrick campaign, told Reminder Publications that Patrick expressed a personal opinion about granting illegal aliens a license as a means of documenting them. It is not an official position of the campaign.
Hillman was joined at a 1 p.m. appearance at the Federal Courthouse by three supporters and State Representative Mary Rogeness (R-Longmeadow).
Rogeness said that every year a bill is filed in the Legislature to allow licenses to be issued to illegal aliens and it has never been passed. She said that keeping the existing statues intact is "critical."
If Patrick is elected, Hillman said, "No doubt a bad idea will become instant reality."
With illegal aliens holding driver's licenses there would be greater insurance fraud and abuse, Hillman said. He envisioned a situation in which illegal aliens could become involved in accidents, come back with a new name, obtain a new license and drive without repercussion.
He noted that a driver's license is a "passport" to jobs, welfare benefits and moving across the Mexican and Canadian borders.
According to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, currently an applicant "must produce at least four documents to apply for a permit, license, or ID. These documents will be used to confirm your identity, date of birth, Massachusetts residence, and signature. Three identification documents must be from the List of Acceptable Forms of Identification and must be satisfactory to the Registrar. At least one of the three identification documents must be from the list of Primary Documents. The fourth required document is your Social Security Card or your current US or non-US Passport."
The required documents include: Social Security Card or a current US or non-US Passport; a document proving your date of birth; a document proving you are a resident of Massachusetts; and a pre-existing document containing your signature.
"Kerry Healey and Reed Hillman are once again trying to change the subject from the current Romney/Healey administration's failed record of cracking down on state contractors who hire undocumented immigrants. Their administration has failed to enforce state law. The Romney Healey administration's failed record also includes the Big Dig mess, property taxes and fees going up by hundreds of millions of dollars and fewer cops on the street," DeVecchi said.
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