Statement from Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on new "No on 4" direct mail campaign

The traffic data simply does not support rewarding illegal immigrants with driver's licenses

Oct. 18, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Evan Lips, communications director

617-523-5005 ext. 245

WOBURN -- A new direct mail advertising campaign launched by the ballot committee opposing the law rewarding illegal immigrants with Massachusetts driver's licenses rejects a popular Democrat talking point claiming the new policy will make the roadways safer for citizens.

"The Democrats always point to California as proof that granting driver's licenses to illegals made that state's roads safer, but the data obtained through several information requests shows that it did exactly the opposite," Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said.

The information, obtained from the California Office of Traffic Safety, indicates that accidents, hit-and-runs, injuries, and fatalities increased dramatically once the law went into effect in 2015.

The new mailer draws attention to a 30 percent increase in California traffic fatalities and a 26 percent increase in California hit-and-run accidents that occurred after illegal immigrants were granted driver's licenses.

Click here to view the data set.

"This is indisputable evidence that offering driver's licenses to illegals made California's roads less safe," Lyons said. "This information should be shared, far-and-wide, with anyone who has fallen for the Democrats' misinformation campaign claiming that their new law will lead to less accidents on Massachusetts roads."

"This data, combined with concerns about illegal voting as a result of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles' policy of auto-enrolling anyone who obtains a driver's license, tells me that this law is nothing but a Democratic Party Trojan horse intended to bring us another step closer to sanctuary state status."

"If you value the safety of our roads and the integrity of our elections, the only choice is to vote no on question 4."

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