cards that might be used to open bank accounts or get driver's licenses? I just left the DMV yesterday and had to bring every source of I.d. and birth certificates ect, just to prove I am who I am and that I am legal and from this state! Why shouldn't they have to do that? I am incredibly pissed off.
2007-03-10 15:20:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
We have to blame our government for not allowing law enforcement to enforce our immigration laws. Just think how fast the lines at the DMV would be if illegals weren't here! That's why we must deport them all, and support the Border Patrol in their effort to secure the border.
2007-03-10 16:10:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
So that they can pay taxes.
It's just unfortunate to read all of the negative and racist comments here on Yahoo Answers about Mexican people.
The fact that illegal immigrants pay taxes at all seems to come as news to many Americans. But did you know that a stunning two-thirds of illegal immigrants pay Medicare, Social Security and personal income taxes. Yet some people have popularized the notion that illegal aliens are a colossal drain on the nation's hospitals, schools and welfare programs—consuming services that they don't pay for. And did you also know that in reality, the 1996 welfare reform bill disqualified illegal immigrants from nearly all means-tested government programs including food stamps, housing assistance, Medicaid and Medicare-funded hospitalization. The only services that illegals can still get are emergency medical care and K-12 education.
I don't think that immigrants are flocking to the United States to mooch off the government. According to a study by the Urban Institute, the 1996 welfare reform effort dramatically reduced the use of welfare by undocumented immigrant households, exactly as intended. And another vital thing happened in 1996: the Internal Revenue Service began issuing identification numbers to enable illegal immigrants who don't have Social Security numbers to file taxes.
One might imagine that those fearing deportation or confronting the prospect of paying for their safety net through their own meager wages would take a pass on the IRS' scheme. Not so. Close to 8 million of the 12 million or so illegal aliens in the country today file personal income taxes using these numbers, contributing billions to federal coffers. No doubt they hope that this will one day help them acquire legal status—a plaintive expression of their desire to play by the rules and come out of the shadows.
2007-03-11 04:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by Mary R 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You already answered it, they need to bring every source of identifications to prove they are who they are, so they need identification cards.
As for giving illegal immigrants identification cards.
The fact is that they are only illegal 'officially', however they are 'unofficially' as legal as the rest of the United States of America.
2007-03-11 06:29:59 · answer #3 · answered by E A C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I demand a driver license! and a Credit card. At least!
We the undocumented need to drive does not matter what. We all need to pay taxes and go shopping, so we need to use credit. We all need cars, and we all need to drive to our jobs.
2007-03-11 14:47:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're such a nice people. That's why.
And we need them. Right ?
2007-03-11 04:34:44 · answer #5 · answered by Tzadik 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's the American way !
2007-03-11 04:11:30 · answer #6 · answered by cesare214 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋