Washingtontimes.com
RICHMOND — House and Senate negotiators yesterday agreed on a two-year, $50 billion budget that will provide the necessary funding for the Department of Motor Vehicles to ensure that foreign nationals prove their legal status before obtaining a Virginia driver's license.
The budget agreement includes $16.5 million in unappropriated funds. Funding for the new DMV requirements, estimated at $400,000, will come from these leftover resources, appropriations staff members said. The money will be used to train employees and buy new equipment necessary to certify legal documents such as passports and birth certificates.
Gov. Mark Warner, a Democrat, expressed concerns that $400,000 might not be enough for the required changes. He said he had heard the program would cost millions.
"The bigger question that needs to be asked is what is a driver's license — Is it an indication of legal status or is it an identity card?" Mr. Warner said. "Do we want, right next to a DMV person, an INS individual too?"
In one word, yes, Mr. Warner, DMV should do there part in protecting Americans from terrorist and illegal aliens and quit aiding and abetting their illegal presence here with an official state document. Obviously, Mr. Warner still has not a clue. It was an illegal alien in Northern Virginia who helped several of the 9-11 terrorist get Virginia driver's licenses and kill over 3000 innocent lives. Wake up Mr. Warner and get on the right side of the law and quit pandering to the "illegal alien" vote.