Maryland has a duty to offer secure licenses

By Del. RON GEORGE

The Proof of Legal Presence Act of 2008, of which I am the lead sponsor, requires that any person applying for a driver's license in Maryland show documentation that he or she is a citizen or is here legally.

Only five states do not have a proof-of-legal-presence requirement. The other four are border states that are now moving toward enacting such a rule. This leaves Maryland as the only state not moving toward or already having this requirement. Illegal immigrants and terrorists know this.

Last year there were 1,050 out-of-country license applicants processed per month at the Maryland Motor Vehicle...