A host of Hollywood celebrities are backing a bill to allow illegal migrants to get driver's licenses. | The usual "A-list" celebs. And we all know what word begins with the letter "A". |
More than 30 celebrities including Diane Keaton, Carlos Santana and "Million Dollar Baby" writer Paul Haggis are urging California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to approve the bill, saying it would make roads safer and calling driving a civil right, according to brachman.com. An estimated 2.4 million people living in California are illegal immigrants. "A lot of us in the entertainment business are terribly spoiled, and we live in a world where we are overprotected and overpaid," Haggis was quoted as saying. "At the same time, I think we have a duty to give voice to those who perhaps haven't the same access. It's about basic fairness." | "If those poor oppressed immigrants don't have licenses, how will my gardener get to my estate?" |
Among the other celebrities supporting the campaign are Martin Sheen and his son Emilio Estevez, Alfre Woodard, Danny Glover and musician Jackson Browne. | Like I said, the usual A*&holes |
But there are also opponents like Mike Spence, who is leading a campaign to permanently prohibit illegal immigrants from getting a license. "I think it's another example of how rich Hollywood elites are out of touch with what's going on in California," Spence was quoted as saying. "They don't see the impact of immigration unless it's hiring someone to help out with chores around their mansions and they're not in competition with illegal immigrants for jobs." |