- Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:55 pm
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Illegal immigrants sue Oregon over ballot measure denying licenses. Thirty-five of Oregon’s 36 counties voted against licenses for undocumented residents, as did every congressional district in the state, most of which are represented by Democrats.I Oregon all you need to vote is a Oregon license, so how will these illegals now be able to vote?
The lawsuit alleges Measure 88 is unconstitutional because it "arbitrarily" denies driving privileges based on membership in a "disfavored minority group." It alleges Oregon voters were motivated by "animus toward persons from Mexico and Central America."
The campaign to deny licenses won big despite being outspent 10-to-one.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest feels voters overstepped their authority. "The U.S. Supreme Court has been clear that neither legislators nor voters may target a minority group because of their race or ethnicity," he said. But Cynthia Kendoll, president of Oregonians for Immigration Reform, said it's not the responsibility of Oregonians to make illegal immigrants comfortable. "They came here by choice, they weren't brought here against their will, and with those choices come hardships," she said.
