Is This Irony?

One of the many definitions of Irony is “the indirect presentation of a contradiction between an action or expression.” There might be a better word to describe the reaction to Mexico’s law on driver’s license in comparison to its criticisms of Americans who don’t want to allow illegal immigrants the right to have driver’s licenses. Hypocrisy just seems too easy a label.

The question of whether to give driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants has ignited a national debate in the United States. Yet in Mexico, the biggest source of immigrants to the USA, there’s no debate: If you’re not in the country legally, you can’t get a driver’s license.

All of Mexico’s 31 states, along with the federal district of Mexico City, require foreigners to present a valid visa if they want a driver’s license, according to a survey of states by USA TODAY.

Not legal? No Mexican driver’s license for you – USATODAY.com