Cardinal Mahony seeks meeting with governor on driver's license bill

Published: 2004-07-01

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony has requested a meeting with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to discuss new legislation granting California driver's licenses to residents who are not legal citizens. Legislation affording undocumented residents the right to obtain licenses was passed last year, but was repealed by Schwarzenegger after he was elected in a November recall election. "It is essential that we face the reality: Our streets and freeways will be far safer if every California driver is educated in the driving laws of the state, has passed the necessary driving tests, is insured and abides by our state's driving laws," Cardinal Mahony said in a June 23 letter to the governor. "We all benefit from these positive steps, but we are all diminished when such efforts are not put in place," he added.

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