http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Metro+East/407FA7C86EE2324186256E69001D9308?OpenDocument&Headline=House+rejects+licenses+for+illegal+aliens+SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House on Wednesday voted down a measure that would have allowed illegal immigrants living in Illinois to get drivers licenses.
Proponents of the proposal argued it would make Illinois roads safer because those immigrants would be able to get auto insurance and would have to learn road laws to get their licenses.
"I think it will get uninsured drivers off the road and get them properly trained," said state Rep. Dave Winters, R-Rockford.
Opponents said giving licenses to illegal immigrants was unfair to legal residents who could not get a license because they broke a law.
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