Notice the not so subtle message that Americans  are negative,insensitive,crypto racists and generally “bad” for wanting to drive safely and live according to the law? 

Is the idea of equality rooted in "Equal Justice Under Law?" Is there two sets of laws- one for American citizens and a seperate and unequal one for illegal aliens? Why is it "fair" to impound vehicles of US citizens but "unfair" to do the same thing for illegals?

Why does the life and safety of an American count for less than the convenience of a drunk driver or illegal alien from Mexico?

How is it "fair" that our laws do not apply to Mexicans?

The following article boggles the mind: ‘

ILLEGAL Immigrant advocates say crackdown on unlicensed drivers “unfair” By JULISSA McKINNON The Press-Enterprise Adrianna Castellon, 16, stood on the sidewalk of a busy Moreno Valley street on a recent school night, yelling at cars rushing past.

“Checkpoint! Checkpoint ahead!” she screamed. “Turn back while you can!”

The high school student was among protesters hoping to help illegal immigrants whose vehicles were about to be impounded by police because they were driving without a license. California law got tougher in 1993, requiring a social security card and other identification to get a license and barring most illegal immigrants from applying.(ELVISNIXON: Notice- "The High School student" is out violating US law on a school night! No wonder they have the highest drop out rate of any demographic group)

Now the stricter license requirements and a rising number of checkpoints across the Inland area and state are stirring controversy that has reached a fever pitch in some cities with a large Latino population.

Critics say most Inland checkpoints economically punish illegal immigrants whose cars often are impounded for 30 days — the maximum time allowed — and can ill afford the approximately $2,000 to retrieve the vehicle. Protesters point out that drunken drivers usually lose their car for only one day. They say racial profiling is at play where checkpoints are placed.

Inland authorities said softer penalties, such as citations, for unlicensed drivers don’t work because many illegal immigrants lack identification and can’t be found if they skip court. Police say impounding cars is needed to deal with drivers without licenses, who account for about 40 percent of the nation’s hit-and-run crashes based on statistics of hit-and-run drivers who were caught. And police say that traffic volume, not a neighborhood’s racial composition, determines checkpoint locations.

“Usually people only see the fact that we’re creating a monster for them and we’re taking their car and taking their livelihood,” said Perris police Sgt. Dan Lingo, who supervises the city’s checkpoints. “The other side of it is they’re breaking California law and they become a risk to the public.”

Under community pressure, a few cities have dropped month-long car confiscation for a first-time unlicensed driving offense and instead hand out citations or do a one-day tow.(ELVISNIXON:SHAME on those cities)

The California Office of Traffic Safety is calling 2010 the “year of the checkpoint” and plans a record $8 million in checkpoint grants, up from $5 million in 2009.

Some Inland residents think police can’t hold enough checkpoints, which usually run from 6 p.m. to past midnight with little notice and without an announced location.

Lee Chauser, pulled aside recently at a Perris checkpoint, said an unlicensed driver once hit him.

“He almost killed me … He rear-ended me going 35 mph,” the 64-year-old Hemet man said. “The government needs to find a way for the (illegal immigrants) to get trained and drive legally.”
Activists allege that Inland authorities set up more checkpoints in Latino communities.....While activists say the numbers prove bias, Moreno Valley Police Chief John Anderson disagreed. He said police chose the busiest streets and relied on the same four or five spots because they have large areas to park tow trucks and other vehicles.

Anderson said checkpoints are a big reason why Moreno Valley’s DUI injury and fatal collisions dropped 29 percent from 235 in 2007 to 166 in 2009.

Some say that, regardless of checkpoint sites, the department’s 30-day impoundments for unlicensed drivers already is costing them trust in the Hispanic community.

Nelly Isidoro, 14, said her family stays home on nights when they get a text warning of a checkpoint because her Mexican immigrant parents don’t have licenses.

“If we have to go to the food market, we have to wait until the checkpoint is over,”...."This is an injustice," Reina Bernal told the officer in Spanish before signing the ticket.

A week and a half before, a police officer in Orange County had impounded the family's other vehicle because Hugo Bernal, an illegal immigrant, had been driving unlicensed.

With the truck gone, Hugo Bernal would later lose his new job at a microwave manufacturing plant. He had been unemployed a year and a half.

Reina Bernal, a legal U.S. resident, said she wouldn't be surprised if police impound the family's vehicle again. Eventually, she hopes, her husband will be able to drive to work.

"The bills don't wait, the rent doesn't wait, the insurance payments don't wait," she said in Spanish. "

Yes- You should really consider the only option for US citizens- actually OBEYING the law!!