This is so stupid. Why do these people actually think that by allowing the "illegals" to have drivers licences, that they will actually get insurance? They are ILLEGAL!!!! If they wanted to do things legally to begin with they would have started out that way and would have come into this country legally.

Democrats just pandering for votes. Nothing more than that. And no.. they are not "undocumented immigrants", they are law breaking illegal aliens.

Undocumented Immigrants---ya gotta love that one....Total net cost to American taxpayers each year for ILLEGAL immigrants is a cool $113 BILLION!!!!----Take a look at what one has to go through to be a legal immigrant in the United States and then tell me this makes any sense----will the madness ever end?----not as long as we keep electing idiots

If folks who come to this country by sneaking in are "undocumented immigrants" then it follows that crack dealers are "undocumented pharmacists".

Pat, the term is street pharmacist. Do you get out often? Lol The fake numbers people are posting on costs do not include the taxes they do pay. Such as sales tax, gas tax, liquor tax. I applaud the vote to let illegals drive. Now they can buy insurance. You need insurance and be able to prove it to get your license. No insurance=no road test, no license!

Sure, but they cancel it because they can not afford it or do not renew. Simple as that.

To all that think this is OK... They are illegal what part of illegal don't you get? And to "just saying", my grandparents both maternal and paternal came thru Ellis Island, they were LEGAL immigrants, and they lived in their community until they learned English. As for the license, this is the stupidest thing the democrats have done lately. They won't get the license because that will establish that they are illegal and they will continue to drive. When they get stopped for a violation or are involved in an accident what will the cops & judges do about that as well as the fact they are illegal, NOTHING, just like they have been doing. If the accident is severe enough to have cuased great harm or death, just how fast will the illegal run back to Mexico. And to Cole Pierce... No insurance=no road test, no license, are you that naive? They will forge insurance papers like they forge other documents, and lets face it with the democrats wanting the Hispanic vote, they will turn their heads when additional violations occur only going after the most detremental criminals and even that they are lacking. And to the rest that argue pro illegal, just remember the free education, the fact that the hospitals treat them without insurance, the jobs they take away from our job market and of course all the other expenses regarding the damage from crimes perpetrated by these illegals. add that up and I believe the amount could easily be $113 billion if not more.

Welcome to spamerica

People who don't respect our laws and borders don't respect our country and people. Those people don't deserve ANY part of the American Dream and neither do their children. BIG MISTAKE ILLINOIS! And before some pro open borders/illegal aliens bleeding heart calls me racist... I'm a 2nd generation American of Mexican descent. Illegal is illegal and wrong is wrong. Would you reward someone who broke into your home with the keys to your home or your car? I doubt it. Our country is OUR HOME and these people have broken into it.

Undocumented immigrants do everything they can to stay under the ICE radar. That means that they will probably not apply for a driver's license or auto insurance.

Wonderful the Illinois legislators who find no need to take care of their fiscal responsibility, but can find the time to make a new law that will do nothing. Each and everyone of them needs to be replaced,starting with Micheal Madigan, the king of Illinois.

What everyone fails to understand is, this is just more proof that the North American Union is becoming a reality... Just Google these 3 words: NORTH AMERICAN UNION and watch the video from CNN with Lou Dobbs... That video clip will take everyone's breath away; and there's nothing the American people can to to stop it from happening! Just go to Google and search these 3 words: NORTH AMERICAN UNION

Drivers License today, voting card tomorrow.

This drivers license law will change. Regular drivers Licenses don't require car insurance

Illeagal-not within the law. Yes I was born here & my parents &their parents. I'm 72 & this is totally out of hand. Doesn't our politicans know what Illeagal means. I thought driving was a privilage not a vote. Obama care, why doesn't the goverment have it. All perks to our crooks.
Rich

If the qualification for this bs is "safety" then tie insurance to license plates. Even the sleepiest of police can spot a car with no plates. The ONLY reason for giving ILLEGAL aliens drivers licenses is so they can vote.
And I am not Native American like Senator Elizabeth Warren, but my family were first settlers on one side, and my fathers side had to apply to come here from Europe and go through all the legal channels.

What a country! You can enter illegaly without going to jail or being tried as a spy, get a job, house, car and a driver's liscense. You will have to have auto insurance, an address, money for an attorney in some cases and get free medical care and a free education. Try that in Germany, France, Austrailia, Iran, Saudi Arabia or almost anywhere else. I guess we went from a rules based society to a rights based society around 1965. Usually that leads to chaos and anarchy and requires a dictator to restore some semblance of order. I hope he/she is a nice person.

I'm confused..... you want to give "ILLEGAL" Immigrants a drivers license... but in order to obtain one... you need TWO pieces of Identification to obtain a drivers license.. one of them being a Social Security Card.... Soooooooo how is the bill really going to help them???....I have to agree Jim... what a country.. with a bunch of Dummies running it!!!

R. Thomas,

We elected them. Well maybe noy you and I but the majority which is what worries me about the country we live in.

Illinois has required Mandatory Liability insurance for 30+ years.
Insurance is on the vehicle, not the driver. No matter who is driving.
That info is supposed to be updated with every plate renewal & upon purchase of new plates.
If the State doesn't police the system it already has in place, this will just add another layer of bureaucracy to it.
By having newly licensed drivers, who still don't add or update the information.
Making them no more legal, or creating any safer of an environment.

The State STILL gives the renewals when left blank or containing erroneous info, because they want/need the revenue.
Never following up on the most obvious of omissions.
They then rely on the insurers, to be the safety net if something goes wrong.
Washing their hands of responsibility.
Insurance companies will become wise to this, & to protect their own interests wipe away the supposed effectiveness of this new legislation, by adding a clause that they do not cover anyone the Federal Government deems a criminal.
This is all just a massive paper shuffle that will raise everyone's rates.

It makes the State look like they addressed a problem, when in reality they exacerbated an existing one.
A better step would have been requiring the DMV & Currency Exchanges, where all questionable title & plate work takes place, to verify ALL information is valid before issuing them.
And not give citizens legal or illegal, fresh 12 month time frames to drive around uninsured.

To obtain the three-year temporary licenses, immigrants will need to pass tests and obtain auto insurance, plus show they live in the state by providing a lease or utility bills.

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THIS LAW AS WRITTEN WILL NOT BE CHANGED?

TO HAVE CAR INSURANCE YOU HAVE TO BE INSURING A AUTO

Hey, this is all in the name of diversity. Look, we have one group who can violate the law and still win and then we have another group who has to obey the law or be penalized. Any wonder why the fabric of society is fraying? Good intentions. Bad result.

Perhaps the illegals can register to vote while at the DMV.

C-Dub, the issue is the initial registering of used cars at the DMV & currency exchanges. I have seen transactions on private party sales, where no ins. info was requested or applied to that given car's transaction at the time.
Particularly at currency exchanges. (I insisted it be done on any car I've sold)
Also in "title only" scenarios, when the plates are presumed purchased later.
The assumption is the DMV will get it then.
Go to a different currency exchange, and it gets overlooked again.
All scenarios lead to a potential 12 month period where an uninsured car has legal plates.

The assumption is the database between the ins. industry and the DMV is closely monitored. It is not.
If an incomplete registration sneaks in under the radar, it is not pursued.

Without seeing the full wording of the above legislation, there is no knowing how the State intends to force insurance carriers to sell policies to people who don't yet have DL #s or even cars.

When I last renewed my own plates at the DMV, the clerk separated & tossed the portion I'd pre-written my insurance info on, and printed out a new one left blank. Then separated & tossed out that portion again.
Which means the only record of my insurer, is from years ago.
Or whatever my insurer provided them.
If the shared database is so up to date & reliable, the DMV wouldn't be asking for such info every time. It's a false safeguard.

More brilliance from the members of the Springfield Brain Trust (tm). I have no problem with LEGAL immigration - it's what this Country has been founded on and what makes us Great. But that said, the ONLY thing that illegal aliens should get is deported back to their point of origin. No welfare. No health/dental care. No emergency care. No food stamps. No assistance whatsoever. No sanctuary.

And employers should be fined $100,000 per day per illegal employee - no exceptions.

Once there's NO opportunities, no FREE stuff, and NO work for illegal immigrants - you'll see LEGAL immigration on the rise.

And for those who believe this is harsh, what I propose is already in place in several other countries around the World - including some popular points of origin for illegal immigration to the USA. Why should we be any different?

OMG! The jury list that is used to summon jurors consists of registered voters, anyone with a drivers license, and anyone with a State ID card!! Holy cow I am now going to be judged by an illegal alien? Our Illinois politicians are smart, we are the stupid ones for electing them.

The car insurance problem should fall squarely on the Sec. of State Jesse White's office. If JW would require proof of insurance when renewing auto lic. plates this old problem would go away. No insurace- no renew of your license plates...simple solution. I was hit my an uninsured driver. How do these uninsured drivers keep getting their cars registered and licensed? JW's office really doesn't care about proof of insurance but is only interested in the renewal fee for the license plate.

So anyone who has lost their license for dui or suspeneded can just get a new undocumented drivers license by saying they are Jose Cuervo and have no documentation. Or if a undocumented driver gets a dui they just say they are someone else and get another undocumented license. Way to go Illinois

This state is so stupid and corrupt. When will people vote them all out ?

This is only a dem ploy to make the Hispanics vote for them. I am sickened to see this country being thrown away to Mexico. Soon there will only be one party and soon our national language will be Spanish. Anyone visit Waukegan recently. What a joke. They bleed the medical, and social services systems dry. Teachers loose their jobs if they can't speak Spanish in a school that has changed to a majority of Hispanic students. Just keep rewarding them for breaking the laws. See where this once great nation ends up.

Illinois Taxes,corruption,lies. Allmost any politican's will or could get jail time, if you do you get early realease and go home not to half way house. If you play your cards right you become President of the United States of America. Not Mexico or Africa just the country they come to illeagly, and you give them everything a lot of American citizens can't afford. Try to get your property taxes lowered and they increase them. Print things like this on internet, they censor this kind of thing and will increase your taxes also. Politicans hold the winning hand and there isn't **** you can do about it.

Why did George Ryan again?