OREGON VOTERS DEFEAT REFERENDUM ON ILLEGAL-ALIEN DRIVER CARDS BY 2-1 MARGIN

Yesterday voters in the blue State of Oregon rescinded a state law giving illegal aliens access to driver cards by voting down Ballot Measure 88. The citizens veto referendum, which was placed on the ballot by an issue committee called Protect Oregon Drivers Licenses (PODL), gave voters an opportunity to decide whether the 2013 law (SB 833) should be implemented. Voters said “No” by a 68-32 margin.

The measure’s demise is a major defeat for illegal-alien advocates. Earlier, they failed to get the state legislature and the courts to re-write the referendum title in a manner favorable to keeping the law. And leading up to the election, they falsely claimed that the 2013 law would require illegal aliens to purchase car insurance and improve highway safety.