Celebs Backing Immigrant Driver's Licenses
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A bevy of bold-faced celebrities is backing a bill to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. More than 30 actors, writers and musicians &#151; including Diane Keaton, Carlos Santana and "Million Dollar Baby" writer Paul Haggis &#151; took out an ad Monday in the trade paper Variety urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to approve the bill, claiming it would make roads safer and that driving is a civil right.
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Hollywood's support drive for US Democratic presidential contender John Kerry is moving into top gear, with stars like Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson joining the bid to unseat George W. Bush.
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Not compulsion - sign here to end the pain... "Various forms of coercion" could be used to accelerate the rollout of ID cards, the idea being that ID cards will remain 'voluntary' for as long as possible, while not having an ID card will become more and more uncomfortable. This, precisely what the government has intended to do all along, is stated baldly in an Identity &amp; Passport Service leak cited by the Sunday People.â¦
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New feelings of insecurity in immigrant communities are helping fuel a rise in the number of legal immigrants seeking to become U.S. citizens.
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Minnesota next week will begin issuing a first-of-its-kind driver's license designed to thwart counterfeiters &#151; an issue that has taken on greater urgency since the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Stars including Bono, Travis and Jamelia are supporting the year-long Make Poverty History campaign.
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Audra Schmierer&#039;s Social Security number really gets around. It has been used by at least 81 people in 17 states, most of them probably illegal immigrants trying to get work.
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When it comes to these celebs, one plus one is way more than two.
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Hollywood stars and close friends are tangled in legal mess.
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Talk about a star-studded arrivals line. There they were: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Spielberg and Paris Hilton. Mel Gibson even showed up.
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The Bush administration and New York cut a deal Saturday to create a new generation of super-secure driver's licenses for U.S. citizens, but also allow illegal immigrants to get a version.
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A new Bush administration plan to create national standards for driver's licenses drew heavy criticism yesterday from civil liberties groups, some Republican and Democratic lawmakers, governors, and the travel industry.
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Art will imitate celebrity life on NBC's "Law &amp; Order." In an episode that begins filming this week, Chevy Chase guest stars as a TV celebrity who spews religious epithets after being pulled over by police for drunken driving, the network said Tuesday. The episode, titled "In Vino Veritas," is scheduled to air Nov. 3.
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Illegal immigrants who are victims of violent crimes in the US can now apply for special visas, seven years after Congress offered protection against deportation to those who cooperate with law enforcement agencies
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The Republican Party embraces immigrants pursuing the American dream, Austrian-born actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger told the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in a speech peppered with quips from his movie-star past.
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Democratic  presidential candidates wooed Hispanic voters on Saturday with  pledges to keep working for immigration laws that would allow  more of those already in the United States to become citizens  and voters.
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Foreigners could have a harder time  seeking asylum in the United States and illegal immigrants  would be barred from getting drivers licenses under a bill  approved on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives.