Driver's license debate to heat up at Georgia Capitol

The dueling demonstrations are expected Thursday in front of the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta. And they'll focus on the same question: Should Georgia grant driving privileges to people who have immigrated into the United State illegally? A year ago, marchers chanting "Yes" to that question were buoyed by California's decision to allow that state's 1 million illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. But that measure was repealed after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took office. And in Georgia, repeated attempts to push similar legislation through the General Assembly have failed. Buford car dealer Joe Mariscal, executive director of Estamos Unidos ("We Are United"), is helping lead Thursday's march in favor of granting driver's licenses to Georgia's estimated 228,000 illegal immigrants. It will be the group's third march on the issue. [more]