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Reincarnated as SB1160 and Now SB60 in 2005 (Vetoed Oct. 7, 2005) Illegal Alien Driver's Licenses in California |
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Californians for Population Stabilization -- February 25, 2009 Once again, Senator Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) has introduced SB 60, his perennial effort to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens. -- Despite the overwhelming opposition of California voters, the legislature has repeatedly sought to pass variations of this benefit to illegal aliens.... |
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Contra Costa
Times -- January 15, 2007 On the same day last week that state Sen. Gil Cedillo introduced legislation -- for the ninth consecutive year -- to allow illegal [aliens... criminals] to obtain driver's licenses, law enforcement officials were meeting in Sacramento. -- Among the issues discussed were federal and state court rulings restricting authority of law enforcement... |
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Sacramento
Bee -- September 29, 2006 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation Thursday to allow illegal immigrants to obtain California driver's licenses, marking the eighth consecutive year such proposals have died. -- Senate Bill 1162 was a far weaker proposal than had been pushed in years past... |
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KCRA-TV
-- Sacramento -- August 31, 2006 The latest attempt to allow illegal [aliens... criminals] to obtain California driver's licenses has passed the Legislature and is on its way to Governor Schwarzenegger. -- Margita Thompson, a spokeswoman for the governor, said the governor will veto it. -- The bill that passed the Senate on a 21- to- 13 vote... |
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Sacramento
Bee -- August 29, 2006 Legislation to allow illegal immigrants [criminals] in California apply for driver's licenses was resurrected Monday in a weakened version that's contingent on federal funding. -- Senate Bill 1162 by Sen. Gil Cedillo was approved by Democrats... [See: ] |
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Peter Skerry
-- Los Angeles Times -- August 20, 2006 Last week, the Legislature again rejected a bill that would have allowed [illegal aliens... criminals] to obtain driver's licenses. Immigrant advocates see this issue as a question of public safety and basic fairness, while their opponents regard it as rewarding illegal, even criminal, behavior. Still others seem willing to accommodate immigrants... |
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Associated
Press -- June 1, 2006 Sacramento -- The Senate is advancing a bill that would let the state issue driver's licenses to [illegal aliens... criminals], over the objections of Republicans including Governor Schwarzenegger. -- Senator ["One Bill"] Gil Cedillo says his bill is needed as the deadline approaches for California to comply with new federal regulations... |
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San Diego
Union-Tribune -- April 19, 2006 Sacramento -- Sen. [One Bill Gil] Cedillo's maneuvering to broaden the appeal of his ongoing campaign to grant [illegal aliens... criminals] the legal right to drive may cost him traditional allies. -- The Senate Transportation Committee yesterday approved his bill on a 7-3 vote amid the backdrop of recent massive [illegal alien... criminal] rights rallies... |
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CAPS --
April 13, 2006 The California Senate Transportation and Housing Committee will vote Tuesday, April 18th on SB 1160 introduced by Senator [One Bill Gil] Cedillo, which would allow illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses. -- Despite six failed attempts over the past seven years, "One Bill Gil" Cedillo re-introduced this legislation... |
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San Jose
Mercury News -- January 11,2006 Despite six failed attempts over the past seven years, state Sen. Gil Cedillo on Tuesday re- introduced his proposal to allow illegal immigrants to apply for driver's licenses. -- And no matter what happens politically, the measure is sure to drive a contentious debate far beyond the state Capitol between undocumented workers who say they are in California to meet labor demands... |
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Torrance
Daily Breeze -- October 8, 2005 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has once again vetoed legislation that would have allowed California to issue special "driving only" licenses to illegal immigrants, unswayed by a new federal law that left him an opening to reverse course. -- Sen. "One Bill Gil" Cedillo, who has turned passage of a license measure into a crusade, insisted he will not surrender. [Contact and thank the governor] |
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Associated
Press -- October 7, 2005 Sacramento -- on Friday vetoed legislation that would have granted driver's licenses to [illegal aliens... criminals], saying that approving the measure into law could have undermined national security efforts. -- The veto was expected and marked the second time Schwarzenegger has rejected such a bill. [Contact and thank the governor] |
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San Diego
Union-Tribune -- June 28, 2005 Sacramento -- The Schwarzenegger administration unleashed an aggressive new offensive yesterday against pending legislation that would restore the ability of undocumented immigrants [crminals] to drive legally in California. -- A deputy director of the state Office of Homeland Security warned an Assembly committee... |
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Modesto
Bee -- June 26, 2005 State Sen. [One Bill Gil] Cedillo is making his fifth attempt in seven years to enact legislation allowing illegal immigrants [criminals] to get California driver's licenses. This time he's hoping to get a governor's signature that will stick. -- Former Gov. Gray Davis signed a Cedillo bill legalizing the licenses in 2003 [which got him booted out of office].... |
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Associated
Press -- June 2, 2005 Sacramento -- The latest attempt to provide driver's licenses for illegal immigrants [criminals in need of deportation] passed the state Senate on Thursday, after proponents tied the measure to the state's compliance with a new federal law intended to deter terrorists. -- The bill by Sen. Gil Cedillo includes provisions that restrict how the licenses can be used... |
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San Jose
Mercury News -- March 4, 2005 A contentious measure being pushed in the Legislature to allow undocumented immigrants [criminals] to apply for driver's licenses is opposed by more than six in 10 Californians, according to a Field Poll released today. -- Sixty-two percent of those surveyed disapprove of the measure, while 35 percent are in favor. [ |
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California
Aggie - U.C. Davis -- February 25, 2005 ...[Calif. State Sen. 'One Bill Gil'] Cedillo has been a champion for California's working poor and disenfranchised communities. Much of his tenure has been spent arguing for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, and in his talk, he addressed the legislative challenges he faced with Gov. Gray Davis and continues to face with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
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San Jose
Mercury News - February 24, 2005 The man working perhaps harder than anyone to allow illegal immigrants [criminals] to apply for driver's licenses drops his cell phone, zooms his van across four lanes of Highway 101 and zips onto the on-ramp of Interstate 880. -- Within a few harrowing seconds, José Sandoval, head of Voluntarios de la Comunidad, a San Jose advocacy group... |
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Redding
Record Searchlight - February 5, 2005 [Poll on page] Hollywood stars' powers of persuasion are apparently negligible in the north state when it comes to the issue of providing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants [criminals]. -- A Los Angeles lawmaker has unveiled a bill that would remove American citizenship as a requirement to drive in California. The bill by state Sen. Gil Cedillo... |
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Riverside
Press Enterprise -- February 4, 2005 With time running out, proponents of a proposed ballot measure to deny driver licenses and other state benefits to undocumented immigrants [criminals] say they have not received as much help as expected from Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista. -- But an aide to Issa... said the congressman has done more than other elected officials to qualify the Save Our License initiative. [] |
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Associated
Press -- January 25, 2005 ..."I think it's another example of how rich Hollywood elites are out of touch with what's going on in California," said Mike Spence of . "They don't see the impact of immigration unless it's hiring someone to help out with chores around their mansions ... and they're not in competition with illegal immigrants for jobs." [View ridiculous ad] |
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Associated
Press -- January 24, 2005 Hollywood stars are joining the fight to get driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants [criminals] in California with a new ad featuring a mock award for "Best Nanny." -- More than 30 actors, musicians and writers, including Diane Keaton, Carlos Santana and "Million Dollar Baby" writer and producer Paul Haggis, took out the ad Monday in the entertainment industry trade paper Variety. |
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North County
Times -- January 18, 2005 A Vista-based group said it is preparing to step up its efforts to get a bill approved that would allow illegal immigrants [criminals] to apply for driver's licenses. But local lawmakers have other ideas. -- North County Republican lawmakers want a constitutional amendment that would cement a 1993 law that requires license applicants to provide legal proof of residence in the country [see ]. |