Posted on 08/20/2007 9:50:10 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer
Right now, a new Texas license costs $24. That may seem like a bargain under the new federal law because it didn't give states money to make changes.
That is up to Texas to figure out.
"We have anticipated a very rough estimate of $167 million the first year and $101 million every year thereafter," said Judy Brown with the DPS Driver's License Division.
Wow that's quite a hike from $24!
At least the second year the license will only cost $101 Million...
"Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative".
Thanks cal...I didn't know what "wheetee" meant either. : )
I wish ALL states required proof of citizenship. If they did it probably would be OK for them to use the license for Canadian crossings.
And most states issue drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. How worthless does the Federal government want to make American citizenship?
In the late 60s and early 70s, I traveled Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Jamaica, And Dominican Republic with nothing more then a very low tech Tennessee drivers license. If I recall, it did not even have a photo.
It goes to show how much times have changed in the last 40 years. It is sad.
Very. They don't want there to be "American citizenship" unless it's NORTH AMERICAN citizenship.
U.S. officials support driver’s licence as alternative to passports
jorge bush and jerkoff chertoff...backdoor destroying the US....
fake drivers licenses can be purchased on any street corner...
the public will feel so much safer as these a-holes surrender up the US to the illegals!!!
all the f’n muzzie terrorists had US drivers licenses...
for once.....with Homeland Security....jorge and jerkoff should do their jobs!!!
Me Thinks the NAU doesn’t like WHITI at all.
Yes. What I object to is the federal government using this situation as a vehicle to turn state driver licenses into National ID Cards.
Here is one reasonable option; Either a passport or a drivers license (from states requiring proof of citizenship) would suffice to cross into/from Canada. No National ID Card. Driver licenses remain controlled by the states as they should be. And the pressure is relieved on the passport system.
I doubt this would be acceptable to the North American Union/National ID Card cabal.
ping
I agree, however, all states need pictures on the DL’s.
“Didnt the 9/11 scumbag hijackers have drivers licenses?”
Yes, and they probably all had passports and visas to be in the US, too. What’s your point?
Thanks for ping; bumping!
You’re welcome. Hedge’s description of WHTI wins, hands down.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884157/posts?page=33#33
I’m so sick of these new terms being used to describe NATIONS... Western Hemisphere, The Americas, etc.
To me, it is all part of the conditioning process “to prepare our people for a global future.”
(that’s a quote from our Austrian socialist Governor, another globalist moron.)
That it is.
Concur!
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