8 November 2011, 7:21 pm
Did you know illegals can hit your car creating thousands in damages & the police say there is nothing they can do about it ? Illegals can walk away without this law applying to them, why are illegals above the laws ? http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/133501343.html YAKIMA -- Imagine this: Someone hits your car and causes $2,000 of damage. Damage you get the bill for. To make matters worse, that person responsible is in the U.S. illegally. "Here it's cracked, and it shattered the whole tail light," says car accident victim, Karen Daniels. Her car is fixed now, but that's after plenty of headaches and conversations with her insurance company. "She didn't have a driver's license, didn't have insurance, and she had no green card," says Karen. So that's where police step in. Or, do they? "The municipal law enforcement officer in state of Washington will handle the insurance issue, but they're not going to handle the immigration status," says Yakima Lieutenant, Mike Merryman. "It's not our role." So, who's role is it? YPD says Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, is responsible. We asked, "It's not YPD's job to tell ICE that this person is illegal? That's not your job? "No," says Merryman. "If we did that, it would be inappropriate and against procedures we have in place for our officers." I contacted ICE to find out just what your options are. They've set up a tip line and email to report illegals, but admit they have much bigger 'fish to fry' than fender bending illegals. It may not be fair, but police will tell you it's the way the Feds and the State interpret the law. We asked, "So for those who say, 'this isn't fair,' what do you say?" "It's very frustrating and very unfair, but unfortunately, that's the way the world is," says Merryman. "There are things out there that are unfair." Your best protection against footing the bill for an uninsured driver is to get uninsured or under-insured motorist coverage from your auto insurer.... Read More »
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