One of the holdups on the intelligence reform was illegal immigration issued driver licenses.

Also demanding attention has been Rep. James Sensenbrenner (search), R-Wis., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who wants to tighten rules on illegal immigrants, in particular by prohibiting states from giving out drivers’ licenses to illegals. Some lawmakers say Sensenbrenner’s issue does not belong in this bill.

“Chairman Sensenbrenner is very concerned about immigration, but the 9/11 commission report said the failure was primarily intelligence communications. Let’s correct it,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., told FOX News.

Hunter said he agreed with Sensenbrenner that individuals issued drivers’ licenses in the United States should have documents to support their legal residency here. But, he said that is not his battle. He said the legislation is not a done deal, and the language needs to be changed first. He said he would not urge House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., to get the bill to the floor because it’s not his place to say whether everyone’s issues are sorted out, though his are.

This is a no brainier. If you are an illegal immigrate, then why would you have the privilege to have a drivers license. I have not yet heard one argument on why an illegal immigrant should have a valid driver license. Besides, some of the terrorist of 9/11 had driver licenses. So don’t you think we need to tighten this issue up in order to help our homeland security?

Richard Sanders, a UCLA Law professor, did an in-depth statistical study of how preferences affect black law students’ academic performances, passage rate for the bar, and job prospects. His conclusion: “Blacks are the victims of law school programs of affirmative action, not the beneficiaries.”

One reason is that racial admissions preferences “significantly worsen blacks’ individual chances of passing the bar by moving them up to schools at which they will frequently perform badly.”

…the number of blacks admitted to law school would decline (by about 14 percent) if admissions were colorblind. And almost all of those admitted would end up at less elite law schools, with the percentage of blacks at the very top schools plunging from about 8 percent to 1 or 2 percent. But their grades, graduation rates, and chances of passing the bar would improve so dramatically that the number of African-Americans making it into the legal profession would rise by more than 8 percent. And most of those who make it would end up with better jobs than they get now.

I can believe this to be very true. If you send any one under qualified (black, white or jew), they will be at the bottom of the totem pole because of their lack of performance. Admissions preferences will only give blacks a more negative image (given that under qualified blacks are placed in elite schools), showing that blacks cannot accomplish.

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