North Carolina state legislation HB 328 is up for a vote in the House Finance committee as early as Tuesday morning (April 28th). It will grant a legal NC driver license to any and all illegal aliens in NC and make it easier for illegals to remain here by “blending” into our society. Having a NC license allows them to legally drive to the jobs they’ve taken away from unemployed NC citizens. It could also lead to them qualifying for numerous social welfare assistance (your tax money) and the possibility of them registering to vote (your right, not theirs).The bill includes some useful enforcement measures but their passage is not an acceptable tradeoff for handing out legal NC drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens. Please help defeat this bill now by contacting members of the House Finance Committee.
REMEMBER- this is not Obama doing this; it’s our own Republican controlled NC House considering rewarding and encouraging illegal behavior in NC.
First: “copy and paste” the comments below to the body of your email.Dear Finance Committee Members:Please vote NO on HB 328, a bill that gives North Carolina legal driving permits to illegal aliens. Rather than reward illegal aliens, why not substantially increase penalties for driving without a license and enforce the law.
From the language of House bill H328, it appears that members of the NC House acknowledge that we do indeed, have an illegal alien problem in NC.
H328 has some very good illegal immigration enforcement measures in it HOWEVER; it also includes Section 6 – the driver’s licenses for illegal aliens language.
You can not attempt to enforce illegal immigration laws on the one hand, and within that same bill, include language that encourages more illegal immigration on the other. One works against the other and it makes no sense.
Either you want to do something to crack down on illegal aliens in NC, or you want to encourage more illegal immigration into NC.
The time has come for you to decide why your constituents sent you to Raleigh… to protect them or reward illegal behavior?
Unless section 6 is removed, I encourage you to vote NO on H328 as it is currently written.
Second: Copy and paste the email addresses below (including the commas after each address) into the “To” line of your email.
Finance Committee members email addresses:
Bill.Brawley@ncleg.net,
Jason.Saine@ncleg.net,
Kelly.Hastings@ncleg.net,
Susan.Martin@ncleg.net,
Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.net,
John.Szoka@ncleg.net,
Kelly.Alexander@ncleg.net,
John.Blust@ncleg.net,
Jeff.Collins@ncleg.net,
Nelson.Dollar@ncleg.net,
Mike.Hager@ncleg.net,
Linda.Johnson2@ncleg.net,
Paul.Luebke@ncleg.net,
Rodney.Moore@ncleg.net,
Stephen.Ross@ncleg.net,
Jay.Adams@ncleg.net,
John.Bell@ncleg.net,
Dan.Bishop@ncleg.net,
John.Bradford@ncleg.net,
Becky.Carney@ncleg.net,
Tricia.Cotham@ncleg.net,
Carla.Cunningham@ncleg.net,
Ted.Davis@ncleg.net,
Ken.Goodman@ncleg.net,
Larry.Hall@ncleg.net,
Susi.Hamilton@ncleg.net,
Edward.Hanes@ncleg.net,
Yvonne.Holley@ncleg.net,
Julia.Howard@ncleg.net,
Charles.Jeter@ncleg.net,
Bert.Jones@ncleg.net,
David.Lewis@ncleg.net,
Graig.Meyer@ncleg.net,
Robert.Reives@ncleg.net,
George.Robinson@ncleg.net,
Jacqueline.Schaffer@ncleg.net,
Paul.Stam@ncleg.net,
Bob.Steinburg@ncleg.net,
Ken.Waddell@ncleg.net,
Lee.Zachary@ncleg.net
Third: Put HB328 into the “Subject” line of your email.
That’s it. now click “Send” and you’re done!
For any of you who would also like to call the members of the NC House Finance committee, their phone numbers are listed below. Feel free to use any or all of the talking points below.
Talking Points for Phone Calls
Please vote NO on HB 328, the bill that gives North Carolina legal driving permits to illegal alien immigrants.
To stop illegal immigrants from driving in our State, you should increase the punishment and penalties. Please vote NO on HB328.
House bill HB328 will only encourage more illegal immigrants to come to our State.
Please vote NO on HB328. Illegal immigration is already costing our State 1.7 billion dollars each year. We need to help citizens get jobs, not help illegal aliens legally drive to jobs that belong to citizens.
Committee members phone numbers:
Rep. Bill Brawley 919-733-5800
Rep. Jason Saine 919-733-5782
Rep. Kelly Hastings 919-715-2002
Rep. Susan Martin 919-715-3023
Rep. Mitchell Setzer 919-733-4948
Rep. John Szoka 919-733-9892
Rep. Kelly Alexander 919-733-5778
Rep. John Blust 919-733-5781
Rep. Jeff Collins 919-733-5802
Rep. Nelson Dollar 919-715-0795
Rep. Mike Hager 919-733-5749
Rep. Linda P. Johnson 919-733-5861
Rep. Paul Luebke 919-733-7663
Rep. Rodney Moore 919-733-5606
Rep. Stephen Ross 919-733-5820
Rep. Jay Adams 919-733-5988
Rep. John R Bell 919-715-3017
Rep. Dan Bishop 919-715-3009
Rep. John Bradford 919-733-5828
Rep. Becky Carney 919-733-5827
Rep. Tricia Cotham 919-715-0706
Rep. Carla Cunningham 919-733-5807
Rep. Ted Davis 919-733-5786
Rep. Ken Goodman 919-733-5823
Rep. Larry Hall 919-733-5872
Rep. Susi Hamilton 919-733-5754
Rep. Edward Hanes 919-733-5829
Rep. Yvonne Holley 919-733-5758
Rep. Julia Howard 919-733-5904
Rep. Charles Jeter 919-733-5654
Rep. Bert Jones 919-733-5779
Rep. David Lewis 919-715-3015
Rep. Craig Meyer 919-715-3019
Rep. Robert Reives 919-733-0057
Rep. George Robinson 919-733-5931
Rep. Jacqueline Schaffer 919-733-5886
Rep. Paul Stam 919-733-2962
Rep. Bob Steinburg 919-733-0010
Rep. Ken Waddell 919-733-5821
Rep. Lee Zachary 919-715-8361
Thank you for your support!
President NCFIRE- North Carolinians For Immigration Reform and Enforcement
Website: www.NCFIRE.info
Facebook: Facebook.com/NCFIRE
Twitter: @NCFIREJames
E-mail: NCFIRE@ncfire.info
NCFIRE Hotline: 1-855-NCFIRE1 (1-855-623-4731)
cell # 910-286-3022
This is the reply which I sent to NCFIRE, when I received their email:
Dear NCFIRE folks,
I’m shocked at the misinformation in your email (below). Are you really this ignorant of the content of HB-328, or are you intentionally lying? When I signed up with NCFIRE, I thought it was a conservative organization! Instead you’re trying to sabotage good, conservative legislation (which has all-Republican sponsorship) by spreading lies.
The first and most important conservative value is honesty. Misleading the recipients of your email is not conservative.
FACT: This bill does not “make it easier for illegals to remain here by “blending” into our society,” because the restricted drivers licenses that it authorizes will look very different from regular drivers licenses.
FACT: This bill also does not “grant a legal NC driver license to any and all illegal aliens in NC,” because it includes provisions requiring that restricted drivers license applicants must pass criminal background checks, including fingerprinting.
FACT: This bill also does not “lead to [illegals] qualifying for numerous social welfare assistance… and the possibility of them registering to vote.” The bill is very clear on this point, and requires that the special restricted drivers licenses must “bear a clearly legible statement that the permit (i) is not valid as a means of demonstrating eligibility for voter registration or for public benefits, (ii) does not legitimize the holder’s presence in the United States or the State of North Carolina, and (iii) is not valid for any purpose other than demonstrating licensure to drive a motor vehicle in this State.”
In addition, this bill changes the manufacture or sale of fake IDs from a misdemeanor to a felony.
It also eliminates the use of a Mexican matricula consular as identification documentation.
Unfortunately, the feds won’t let NC simply arrest and deport illegals. That problem needs to be fixed at the federal level! This bill is not the reason that foreigners who are here illegally can walk in and out of a DMV without being arrested and deported, because they can already do that, and the feds won’t let us change that fact. This bill will, however, make it possible for illegals to buy auto insurance, and thereby eliminates a legal defense that they can use for not having it.
My guess is that very few illegals will actually obtain the restricted licenses, because to do so they’ll have to be photographed and fingerprinted, and it means they’ll be carrying documents that instantly identify them as illegals. But at least they won’t be able to argue in court that they only reason they don’t have drivers licenses and insurance is that they cannot legally get them.
Please send out an email to everyone who received the email below, correcting the misinformation which you disseminated.
Dave Burton
Cary, NC
M: 919-244-3316