The subject was illegal immigration, and Ricardo Lara, head of the Legislature's Latino Caucus, was livid.
Lara, then a Democratic Assemblyman from Bell Gardens, wanted to grant driver's licenses to some undocumented Californians. A Republican lawmaker was objecting.
Advertisement Click here to find out more! Some of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists used driver's licenses to get through security checkpoints and board planes they later flew into the World Trade Center, said Assemblyman Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks).
If people here illegally “can board an airplane, think of the damage
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