tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5946101680398534954..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: DPS forays into immigration enforcement sacrifice public safetyGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67882250319310739142008-11-24T22:12:00.000-06:002008-11-24T22:12:00.000-06:00I don't believe this had a thing to do with catchi...I don't believe this had a thing to do with catching illegals--the DPS just wouldn't make enough money off of it. It was just a scheme to write more tickets faster and make more money. they've already de-prioritized drug busts for the very reason that an arrest takes a trooper off the street for hours, when he could have been generating revenue through tickets instead. <BR/><BR/>The immigration boogey-man is a strawman raised by single-issue candidates, usually with Spanish surnames, trying to get their names in the paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12919104265936751282008-11-24T12:23:00.000-06:002008-11-24T12:23:00.000-06:00Also this will give DPS an opportunity to collect ...Also this will give DPS an opportunity to collect money on those "Driver Responsibility Fees" that have been assessed over the last few years but not collected because people don't pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41327609436525413602008-11-24T12:20:00.000-06:002008-11-24T12:20:00.000-06:00This checkpoints are not about illegal immigration...This checkpoints are not about illegal immigration. That is a red herring to get the libertarian-minded conservatives to get excited about "exportin' meskins" and forget about the affront to civil liberties of being stopped with no suspicion and being forced to prove your innocent by producing your papers. Bait and switch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24670615783700025442008-11-24T11:55:00.000-06:002008-11-24T11:55:00.000-06:00Kudos to you Grits. I have consistently said the "...Kudos to you Grits. I have consistently said the "no drivers license for illegals" issue is a red herring. In all states, not just Texas. Not having a driver's license has EVER stopped anyone from driving who felt they needed to drive somewhere. I agree, it just creates a community of unlicensed, uninsured drivers. And to Anonymous 8:10, please list exactly what "American traditions" are you afraid of having to give up? What the hell is an "American tradition" in Texas, considering it was Mexico before it was Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4832095717222657012008-11-24T08:16:00.000-06:002008-11-24T08:16:00.000-06:00Grits - I believe the DPS rules affect new, renewa...Grits - <BR/><BR/>I believe the DPS rules affect new, renewal, and replacement licenses and identification. Do you know whether anyone has considered the impact on illegals who are required to register as sex offenders but will be unable to do so for lack of "proper" identification? It seems logical to assume that they will begin to fall off the radar as they find themselves unable to meet the requirements.<BR/><BR/>LeviathanThomas Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832779920216463979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35563449363665134152008-11-24T08:15:00.000-06:002008-11-24T08:15:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Thomas Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832779920216463979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69917807793857809082008-11-23T13:27:00.000-06:002008-11-23T13:27:00.000-06:00I notice for all the vitriol expressed by some of...I notice for all the vitriol expressed by some of you ("maggots," etc.), nobody can identify any actual public safety benefit from the DPS ID change. That's typical.<BR/><BR/>12:43's situation reflects the type of people who'll be impacted by this - folks who played by the rules, etc., but now will be punished for it in the name of an ignorant nativism. And nobody can name a good reason why.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7994284673351681682008-11-23T12:43:00.000-06:002008-11-23T12:43:00.000-06:00I don't know why it takes UCSIS months to process ...I don't know why it takes UCSIS months to process the simplest piece of paperwork, but it does - unless you fork out an extra $1,000+ to expedite the process. When I was thrown out of work and my legal status as an immigrant was in jeopardy, my immigration lawyer blithely told me that we could simply apply for me to have a visitor status visa. He told me it would take 6 months before they even looked at the application, and I could (legally) look for work in the meantime. He was right - it was actually 8 months before they processed the visitor application, and in the meantime I acquired a new public defender job. But even for us "legals" the USCIS can be incredibly frustrating - you pay through the nose every step of the way, they won't answer their own phones etc. While I would never become illegal, I can well understand why the system defeats people who are financially desperate, can't afford a lawyer and can't negotiate the system for themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56579945179274858182008-11-23T10:17:00.000-06:002008-11-23T10:17:00.000-06:00Anonymous said... Many of you complain and sit ...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> Many of you complain and sit back as they take over! When you are forced to speak Spanish and give up American traditions, then you'll say "What happed?"<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't worry about learning spanish, you might want to brush up on your Chinese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70671171842439853352008-11-23T08:57:00.000-06:002008-11-23T08:57:00.000-06:00I say let them enforce immigration laws if they wa...I say let them enforce immigration laws if they want to. They will soon figure out (as Irving police did) that immigration is not interested in deporting every illegal immigrant, so I think that DPS should set up there own deportation program. That way they will soon realize how costly the program really is and, hopefully, change their ways before they go bankrupt. They should also foot the bill for every auto accident involving an illegal immigrant that has no insurance because of DPS's screwed up policies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264600697576859733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72898999705644973232008-11-22T22:23:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:23:00.000-06:00Why does a regular, good citizen feel aprehensive ...Why does a regular, good citizen feel aprehensive when they see a DPS vehicle? Makes one think, huh? Not hey...safety; no - intrusion, problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86113917977945862482008-11-22T21:59:00.000-06:002008-11-22T21:59:00.000-06:00The checkpoints are NOT about playing Border Patro...The checkpoints are NOT about playing Border Patrol! This was all about getting easy ducks(tickets). Why drive all over the state looking for DWI, no insurance speeders, etc, when they can all come right to you at a check point.<BR/>Trust me , DPS can't do their job effectively as it is, they don not want to play border patrolmen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28258050331755335412008-11-22T20:46:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:46:00.000-06:00I served my country in France, Germany, China and ...I served my country in France, Germany, China and Turkey. While there my family and I learned the local customs, culture and how to speak enough to get by. WHY can't we expect the same of these Mexicans who want to dry up our benefits and kill out traditions? If they refuse to, I say drive them out with force and keep them out; the thugs, gang bangers and anti American anybodys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54309244903629943762008-11-22T20:10:00.000-06:002008-11-22T20:10:00.000-06:00Many of you complain and sit back as they take ove...Many of you complain and sit back as they take over! When you are forced to speak Spanish and give up American traditions, then you'll say "What happed?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72621181952743112152008-11-22T19:57:00.001-06:002008-11-22T19:57:00.001-06:00DPS Has gotten too big for it's britches. They app...DPS Has gotten too big for it's britches. They apparently see themselves as being a legislative body as well as an enforcement body, and now they want to be Feds as well. I am glad the pressure stopped them from the roadblocks, (read: checkpoints comrades) I wish the pressure would stop the unlawful tax that they call a "driver improvement surcharge"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4399443134441847882008-11-22T19:57:00.000-06:002008-11-22T19:57:00.000-06:0020 million illegals is enough. I don't care what a...20 million illegals is enough. I don't care what agency is used to stop the flow, just stop it. We don't need them competing for jobs against citizens in this economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13676492113953080812008-11-22T19:36:00.000-06:002008-11-22T19:36:00.000-06:00What is shameful, is these illegals care less for ...What is shameful, is these illegals care less for the US or our policies and culture. They mostly, crap on all of us and have no alligence to us, but want all the medical and other benefits we can bestow on them. They are generally maggots and should be stamped out or sent to their homes in Mexico, which is becomimg an enemy of the US. We need to take care of our own and stop the 'of gee we must help the world - terrorists too' dumb policies. Obama will make us or break us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7598198857763618762008-11-22T16:31:00.000-06:002008-11-22T16:31:00.000-06:00Why should it take USCIS many months to process ex...Why should it take USCIS many months to process extensions?<BR/><BR/>It seems the government is tripping over their own feet on the way to protecting our borders.<BR/><BR/>I agree that DPS should stay out of it. Texas cannot possibly make a meaningful difference in the immigration policy/problems of the U.S. Government.<BR/><BR/>It is still embarassing to me that the Federal Legislature cannot come up with a comprehensive immigration policy. It really is shameful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31303145099056857572008-11-22T14:35:00.000-06:002008-11-22T14:35:00.000-06:00You talk about the huge numbers of unlicensed and ...You talk about the huge numbers of unlicensed and uninsured who will be on the roads ... It's worse that that. There are tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of legal temporary immigrants (known technically as nonimmigrants) in Texas. They are required to renew their legal status from time to time, and USCIS takes many months to process these extensions. During this time, they have only the receipt notice to prove they are legally present in the US. Yet DPS will not give them licenses. Their temporary working status requires them to work, yet without licenses they cannot legally drive to work. <BR/><BR/>In this short time since the rule has taken effect, immigration attorneys are reporting multiple incidents of their clients having problems in this respect. <BR/><BR/>It is too difficult for DPS employees to figure out who is and who isn't legally here, so they should be required to accept any reasonable evidence. <BR/><BR/>If businesses cannot employ their employees because the employees cannot get licenses, the businesses will go elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19435211088945383702008-11-22T14:16:00.000-06:002008-11-22T14:16:00.000-06:00Immigration enforcememnt is not the primary job of...Immigration enforcememnt is not the primary job of DPS, it should not be. However, DPS and any other law enforcement agency, should arrest illegals and turn them into proper authorities for deportation, etc. Otherwise the problem will never be solved; everyone will continue to blame the other for not supporting enforcement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com