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Police Commission Supports Chief Beck on Impound Rule
Undocumented workers aren't allowed to get a driver's license and pay a high price for minor violations. Now penalties are being relaxed, aggravating an ongoing controversy.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenLAPD Chief Charlie Beck has persuaded the City Police Commission to extend "humanity" and "compassion" to undocumented workers. They aren't allowed to get drivers licenses, and they pay a high price when stopped for minor violations. Now the penalties are being relaxed. Is it a first step to licensing illegal immigrants? We hear both sides of an ongoing controversy. Also, as another powerful committee chair says he won't run for re-election, California is losing its clout in Congress. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Mitt Romney a winner or a survivor?
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