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How open borders turn Americans into roadkill
George Washington Admirer wrote: > Where's the AAA? Where's MADD? > > Although they're both mentioned in the following report I have NEVER, > EVER seen either one openly confront the TREMENDOUS safety issue > regarding illegal alien drivers -- many drunk or high -- on our roads, > and I've been emailing BOTH of them for years regarding it. They need > to be put on notice that their nauseatingly politically correct "see no > evil" attitudes regarding illegal alien drivers are costing Americans > THEIR LIVES. > > Teenaged U.S.-citizen drivers (who are responsible for a FRACTION of > the amount of accidents unlicensed illegal alien drivers are)? Both the > AAA and MADD are right on top of *THAT* issue. > > Elderly U.S.-citizen drivers (who likewise are responsible for a > FRACTION of the number of accidents that unlicensed illegal alien > drivers are)? No qualms from the AAA about addressing *THAT* matter, > either. > > I've been a AAA Plus member for years, however, and NOT ONCE has it > EVER dealt forthrightly with the crisis of the millions of > oft-homicidal illegal alien drivers wreaking mayhem on OUR roads from > coast to coast. > > Shame on these HYPOCRITES, the AAA and MADD!: Their silence just > shows that they're more concerned with toxic political-correctness than > taking action as they should be doing as organizations based on TRAFFIC > SAFETY ISSUES. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > How open borders turn Americans into roadkill > > Illegals drive up highway deaths as U.S. hits > new highs for unlicensed, uninsured motorists > > August 25, 2006 > > WASHINGTON - Marcos Ramos Medina was driving his 1997 Chevrolet Lumina > erratically, according to witnesses, swerving several times across the > center line, causing a tractor-trailer rig to jackknife in Yakima, > Wash., Aug. 4, 2005. > > That was before his car plowed into the 2000 Lexus driven by Peggy > Keller, 53, dean of distance education at Yakima Valley College, who > was killed in the head-on crash. > > Prosecutors in his vehicular homicide trial contended Medina was coming > down from a methamphetamine high. When Russell T. "Todd" Sharpe, a > six-year Washington State Patrol officer, testified that Medina fought > against his restraints while being taken to the hospital for a blood > alcohol test and refused to answer questions, the case against the > Mexican national with a criminal record who had twice been deported was > declared a mistrial because his constitutional right to remain silent > had been violated. > > "It pains me greatly, but in this case I must exercise an abundance of > caution," explained Judge James P. Hutton. > > Little caution, critics say, is being exercised when it comes to > preventing mayhem on America's highways as the country witnesses record > high numbers of unlicensed, unregistered, uninsured drivers - millions > of whom are illegal aliens like Medina. > > While no one - in or out of government - tracks traffic accidents > caused by illegal aliens, the statistical and anecdotal evidence > suggests many of last year's 42,636 road deaths involved illegal aliens. > > A report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Study found 20 percent of > fatal accidents involve at least one driver who lacks a valid license. > In California, another study showed that those who have never held a > valid license are about five times more likely to be involved in a > fatal road accident than licensed drivers. > > Statistically, that makes them an even greater danger on the road than > drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked - and nearly as > dangerous as drunk drivers. > > While police do not routinely ask drivers about their immigration > status, New York's Rockland County District Attorney Michael Bongiorno > - who has prosecuted more than 20 felony cases this year involving > people accused of both unlicensed driving and drunken driving - > estimated that two-thirds of about 70 drivers charged in Spring Valley > with misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated and unlicensed > driving were illegal immigrants. > > "Unfortunately, the undocumented drivers here do that (drive > unlicensed) more than the natives,'' said California Highway Patrol > Officer Wendy Hahn. "If they've been involved in an incident, they flee > because they don't want to deal with immigration.'' > > Federal immigration officials typically do not get involved when an > undocumented person is charged with drunken driving or driving without > a license, said Bongiorno and police officials around the country. > > While the Census Bureau estimates there are 9 million illegal aliens > living in the U.S., other sources put the figure closer to 20 million. > Running parallel to those estimates are the best guesses on the number > of unlicensed motorists - 17 million. > > In addition, the states with the most illegal aliens also have the most > unlicensed drivers. Those states are also in the lead for the most > hit-and-run accidents, according to reports issued by the Fatality > Analysis Reporting System and the Pew Hispanic Center. California ranks > at the top with 24.1 percent of the known 11.1 million illegal aliens. > > The proportion of unlicensed drivers varies widely state-by-state, with > 6 percent in Maine and 23 percent in New Mexico. > > Many of those advocating allowing illegal aliens to get driver's > licenses make the case by suggesting most unlicensed drivers are so > because they cannot get a license. > > In California, for instance, the Legislature is considering several > proposals that would help illegal immigrants drive. One of them is a > bill that would prevent police from seizing vehicles driven by > unlicensed drivers. Senate Bill 626 by Sen. Nell Soto, D-Ontario, would > apply to all drivers who have never obtained a California license. > Opponents point out those favoring the bill are the same people > promoting licenses for illegals. > > 'Under current state law, police can seize vehicles for up to 30 days > if the driver is unlicensed. Under the new bill, if the driver never > had a license, the vehicle could be seized for only 24 hours; those who > had licenses suspended or revoked would still have the vehicles > impounded for up to 30 days. > > Who are the people who have never had a license? Disproportionately, > critics of the bill say, they are illegal immigrants. > > In the Maryland Legislature, Delegate Luiz R.S. Simmons, D-Montgomery, > is drafting legislation that would stiffen penalties for unlicensed > drivers. His bill requires them to appear before a judge and would make > them subject to up to 90 days in jail for a first offense and as much > as a year for a second offense. In addition, cars belonging to > unlicensed drivers could be impounded for up to a month or forfeited if > they were involved in an accident that caused an injury. > > Though there is absolutely no government data on the identity of > Maryland's unlicensed drivers - or those in any other state - Simmons's > bill has been attacked by immigrant rights' activists, who say it > targets Latinos. > > Whether they are mostly illegal aliens or not, one thing is certain - > there are more unlicensed drivers on the road than ever before. So > prevalent is the trend that many police departments have cut back on > sobriety checkpoints in favor of checkpoints to check the documentation > of drivers. > > A WND statistical study of police reports of dozens of such checkpoints > around the country show that close to 10 percent of drivers stopped are > either unlicensed or have suspended licenses. Even at sobriety > checkpoints, far more drivers are found to be unlicensed than > intoxicated. > > While some say the answer to the illegal alien-unlicensed driver crisis > is permitting illegals to get licensed, others say the solution is > decreasing the number of illegal immigrants living in the United States. > > Rules determining who is eligible for a driver's license vary by state. > Eleven states do not require legal immigration status to obtain a > license. The rest do require proof of legal status, either by state law > or the documents required to apply. The eleven states a Hawaii, > Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, > Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. Tennessee and Utah have > introduced a separate "certificate for driving" for state residents who > cannot prove they are lawfully present in the United States. But > Tennessee stopped issuing the certificates in February after reports > that undocumented immigrants were coming from out of state and using > false documents to apply. > > The Real ID act, scheduled to take effect in 2008, will prohibit all > states from issuing licenses to illegal aliens or the licenses will not > be accepted as identification for federal purposes. > > In addition to being unlicensed, most illegal alien drivers are > uninsured - making the accidents they cause even more injurious. > Statewide, more than one-third of California drivers are without > insurance, according to the California Department of Insurance. In some > low-income and minority neighborhoods, the rate is over 50 percent. In > San Jose, for instance, 55 percent of all drivers on the road have no > auto insurance. In some parts of Los Angeles, Imperial, San Diego and > Alameda counties, the rate reaches as high as 90 percent. > > The situation isn't much better in other states with high populations > of illegals. In Texas, 27 percent of drivers are uninsured. In Florida, > the estimates are between 15 and 25 percent. In Colorado, 32 percent. > > Even though citizens and legal residents are victimized by the high > percentage of uninsured drivers, illegal aliens themselves are often > immune to the pain. > > Take the case of Victor Manuel Caballero. Even though he entered the > country illegally from Mexico five years ago, the New Jersey Supreme > Court ruled earlier this year that he could collect damages for being > hurt in an auto accident from a special state fund set up to benefit > those hurt in accidents with uninsured drivers. > > Caballero would hitch a ride to his computer job with a co-worker, > 19-year-old Ricardo Martinez. One morning, Martinez fell asleep at the > wheel, veered off the road and struck a parked tractor trailer. > Martinez walked away from the accident, but Caballero was badly hurt. > > Surgeons repaired injuries to his abdomen and intestines over a week in > the hospital at a cost of $38,300 in medical bills and $1,482 in lost > wages. He had no medical insurance. The driver, Martinez was not only > unregistered, he had no auto insurance. It turns out he was illegal, > too. > > The $38,300 in hospital bills was paid by a special hospital charity > fund. And because of his successful lawsuit that went all the way to > the state Supreme Court, Caballero was eligible for up to $15,000 for > "pain and suffering." > > There are no official statistics about highway carnage and illegal > aliens. But there is an increasing awareness among law enforcement > officials - and victims of traffic accidents - that illegal aliens are > playing a disproportionate role in the road mayhem. > > Earlier this month, a court in Chattanooga, Tenn., heard the case of an > illegal alien convicted of running her car into a house and killing a > 91-year-old woman. A judge ordered Vitalina Bautista Vargas deported. > Amazingly, the family of the victim remained compassionate and merciful. > > "They wanted one of the conditions to be that she learn how to drive," > prosecutor Jay Wood said. > > Prosecutor Wood said federal officials insisted that she be deported. > He said as a convicted felon, she will not be allowed to apply to > re-enter the country for at least 10 years. > > Louella Winton, the victim, was asleep in her bed when the car crashed > into her house. The vehicle knocked the victim through the bedroom wall > and threw her against the wall of the house next door. > > According to surveys conducted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, > Hispanics believe it takes 6-8 drinks to affect driving, while > Americans, indoctrinated for years against drunk driving, believe it > takes just 2-4 drinks. > > In 2001, MADD reported 44.1 percent of California's drunk driving > arrests were of Hispanics, while, officially, they made up just 31.3 > percent of the population. > > http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51667 > -- > http://www.predatoryaliens.com > http://www.immigrationshumancost.org > http://www.daylaborers.org > http://www.newnation.com/index2.html > "The Illegal-Alien Crime Wave" by Heather Mac Donald > http://www.city-journal.org/html/14_...gal_alien.html > http://idexer.com > www.AmericanPatrol.com > www.SaveOurState.org > www.escapingjustice.com > www.deputydavidmarch.com > www.kriseggle.org This week Bush spent 90 minutes talking to the families of slain GI's. As well he should. But never a word to the families of those killed by his beloved "hard-working" illegal aliens. ted |
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How open borders turn Americans into roadkill
> wrote in message oups.com... > > > This week Bush spent 90 minutes talking to the families of slain GI's. > As well he should. But never a word to the families of those killed by > his beloved "hard-working" illegal aliens. > Hard working? Where? At my hotel, they just stand around, gossip and run up their time. |
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