Davis Changes Course on Immigrants (?)

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By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Ten months after vetoing a bill that would have let illegal immigrants get driver's licenses, Gov. Gray Davis has reversed course, drawing accusations that he is pandering to Hispanics to try to save his job from a recall. ---

"Gray Davis is now scrambling to find as many friends in California as he can," said Phil Paule, political director for Rescue California, the group pushing to oust Davis. ---

Last October, Davis vetoed a previous version of the bill in the middle of a tight re-election campaign, a move that cost him the endorsement of the 24- member caucus of Hispanic Democratic lawmakers.

Davis vetoed it because it did not require immigrants to pass criminal background checks. The current bill does not include that language but requires applicants to be photographed and fingerprinted and their physical descriptions and addresses recorded.

Davis expressed support for the bill last weekend before labor groups and the influential Mexican American Political Association convention, just days after the date for the recall election was set.

The bill has passed the Senate and will be heard by the Assembly after the Legislature returns from its recess Aug. 18.

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1. This is the anti-Davis type stuff I don't understand

That article could have just as easily been titled, "Davis' prior veto results in improved drivers license bill"

And of course the standard accusation that he's "playing politics"(uh, isn't he a politician?) is the underlying theme. But I ask my fellow DU'ers to READ the story and see if the sum of his actions don't show that he is a quality democrat.

"Gray Davis is now scrambling to find as many friends in California as he can," said Phil Paule, political director for Rescue California, the group pushing to oust Davis.

If that's true then explain why he didn't give in pre-election 2002? See the next paragraph from the article.

Last October, Davis vetoed a previous version of the bill in the middle of a tight re-election campaign, a move that cost him the endorsement of the 24-member caucus of Hispanic Democratic lawmakers.

Gee, you mean he stood by his principals AGAINST a key voting bloc in a "tight re-election campaign"? Hmm, seems like a ballsy move, unless it was just the right thing to do!

I DO NOT RECALL!
Go Gray "Bengal Tiger" Davis!

Vote No on Recall and Larry Flynt for Replacement!

No/Flynt is the ticket to tell the repukes to Fuck Off!