Kobach on Driver’s Licenses

The Birmingham News reports that, speaking to the Eagle Forum in Birmingham, UMKC law professor Kris Kobach said the following:

“Illegal immigrants should not be allowed to drive, Kobach said, because they often come from underdeveloped countries and have little to no experience in driving a car. “So they come here and start driving and people die,” he said.”

Even assuming that Kobach’s facts are true (a dubious bet at best), does his logic hold?  “Illegal” immigrants can’t drive well so we should not safety-train and test their driving?  Recall that Kobach joined the Mitt Romney team as it geared up the immigration enforcement engine before the campaign ran out of steam.  Is Kobach becoming the Tom Tancredo of immigration law professors?

Postscript from Luis Rumbaut of the Washington Independent.

KJ