Dodd's rhetoric last night on driver's licenses being a "privilege" really ticked me off. Undocumented immigrants aren't unruly teenagers, they're adults trying to make a living and care for families. And thanks to America's man-made geography, for many people cars aren't a luxury, but a necessity for simply going to the supermarket, picking kids up at school, and getting to work. I'm not suggesting Hillary Clinton should have phrased her response exactly this way. But denying undocumented immigrants driver's licenses isn't going to stop them from driving -- they have to drive. Rather, it would make our roads more dangerous by increasing the number of drivers on them who haven't gone through the proper licensing procedures. Is this debate about safety, or about punishment? --Dana Goldstein
