Transcript excerpts from Interview of Nativo Lopez

Nativo Lopez, Program #375, October 23, 2003

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DUTTON:

Aren’t we talking about illegal aliens?

LOPEZ:

No, we’re not. We’re really talking about highway safety, and that was the issue. It’s always been the issue. Nevertheless, these individuals have made it an immigration issue, and it’s not an immigration issue. We have close to 2.2 million unlicensed, uninsured drivers in California. There’s over 22 million licensed drivers in California. What is the alternative? That we’re going to wait until there’s five, six, eight million unlicensed, uninsured drivers in California? Who’s going to be burdened by that? Mrs. Jones, Mr. Smith, who’s licensed, who’s insured, and is going to bear the brunt of increased premiums, hit-and-runs, et cetera.