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Here's the deal, as I see it.
Illegal immigrants are - for better or for worse - the backbone of the California economy. They do the most physical labor, for the least pay, for the longest hours, without complaining because however bad they have it here, it's paradise compared to where they came from before. We have the fifth-largest economy in the world. Not the country, the world.. Migrant labor is the simplest reason for that. The plain fact is that many, if not most, of these illegal immigrants are *already on the road today* - driving without licenses. Granting them the right to hold a license will let the state collect licensing fees and vehicle fees and traffic violation fees to boost revenue (always a good thing) and allow the illegal immigrants to continue doing what they do already without breaking the law in the process.
You don't live in CA, Mojo, so I don't expect you to understand. We live differently out here. We kinda understand that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants; I'd bet we understand it better than most states do. We don't look at illegals as the problem. We look at them as part of what makes California work so well. You may disagree, but that's fine - just don't move to California. I like it here, and I applaud the Governor for signing this bill.
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