LETTERS: Handicapped patrons have options at DMV

To the editor:

In response to Jack Spargo’s Jan. 12 letter (“Can DMV lines get any worse? Yes they can”: As a former employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles, I feel it is important to state the facts.

First, no one is required to stand outside in any kind of weather; some choose to do so. The normal procedure for a handicapped individual is this: park in any of the handicapped parking spots; at the information counter, go to the window designated for handicapped customers; request a handicapped number, which directs patrons to windows reserved for handicapped customers; when your number is called, proceed to the designated window to complete your transaction.

That is the process, and I am sure the DMV would have provided that information if requested.

MICHAEL S. VOORHEES

LAS VEGAS

Priority to citizens

To the editor:

I agree with Jack Spargo’s Jan. 12 letter regarding the long lines at the DMV due to the influx of illegal immigrants applying for fake driver’s licenses, aka driver authorization cards. Mr. Spargo, you can thank state Sen. Mo Denis for this current fiasco; he is one of the self-serving politicians who drafted this awful legislation, which circumvents immigration laws. Not only is it outrageous, it is a national disgrace. I fervently hope in the next election, voters will not support any candidate who voted for this legislation, or any Democrat for that matter.

One solution to the long lines: put all the illegal immigrants in one line and citizens — including the handicapped — in another line. No U.S. citizen, and especially a veteran, should have to wait in a line behind illegals.

MARLENE DROZD

LAS VEGAS