I read an article recently that talked about how North Carolina has a high percentage of drunk drivers that are Hispanic. William Gheen, the president of Americans for Legal Immigration said this in a statement:

“It’s clear across the country – there’s a direct connection between drinking and driving deaths and the illegal alien community. (We need to) crack down on illegal aliens in this state and do everything we can to prevent these preventable deaths.”
 
Southern California is a big melting pot that consists of people from many countries - a large portion being of Hispanic origin.  No doubt that many of these people are illegal aliens.  I have yet to come across any evidence citing a "direct connection" between DUIs and the illegal alien community.  The news articles I read about drunk driving hardly ever mention a DUI offender being an illegal alien. 

What's interesting to note, though, is that illegal immigrants who are caught drinking and driving will not get deported. 

Regardless of who's driving drunk, the bottom line is that there is a big issue here.  Pointing fingers is not going to solve the problem.  I think that even if the U.S. were to get rid of all the illegal aliens, drunk driving would still be an issue. 

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