WaPo opposes the REAL ID Act, supports illegal immigration

That's one of the conclusions I drew after reading the horribly biased report "Immigrant Groups Fight License Bill" which reads like a press release from one of those "immigrants' rights" groups. Perhaps, as a slight sop to whatever journalistic credibility they have remaining, they should have rightfully described those groups as "illegal immigrants' rights" groups.

Another conclusion I drew is that the WaPo and those groups give not a whit for the security of the U.S., prefering to concentrate on what are in fact relatively minor costs. Consider this:

In addition to potentially costing the states millions of dollars to implement, the new measures could mean longer lines at the DMV and spell an end to walk-in, walk-out service to get a license.

Well, gosh, should licenses that allow people to board airliners and enter secure facilities really be a snap to obtain? Apparently the Washington Post thinks so.

Continuing on with their dire warnings:

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the legislation would cost states $100 million over five years to implement.

But Cheye Calvo, director of the transportation committee of the National Council of State Legislatures, said the costs to states could be five to seven times that.

Let's go for round numbers and say the cost could be $1 billion. Then, let's divide that by five years. Then, let's divvy that up by states. Lacking a precise formula, let's say that 10% of that is spent by California, 10% by New York, and the remainder is divided equally.

That means California and New York would pay $20 million per year for five years, and the other states would pay around $3.3 million per year for five years.

Even if we divided it equally, each state could pay as much as $4 million.

And, bear in mind I already inflated the inflated figures discussed by Ms. Calvo.

That's chump change compared to our security and the amount of money that those "immigrants" cost us.

In order to prevent junk like this in the future, please contact the WaPo with your thoughts: ombudsman *at* washpost.com

Immigration2005a · Sat, 05/07/2005 - 11:08 · · Importance: 1