The polarizing issue of immigration was highlighted this week when House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) was upset by little-known Tea Party challenger, David Brat, in the Virginia Republican primary.

David Brat
David Brat (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Brat rode a wave of public anger over the calls for more lenient immigration laws.

Meanwhile in New Jersey, there is renewed talk about giving illegal immigrants what amounts to a driver's license.

Public outrage led to the idea being shot down in the past.

However, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora plans to introduce a measure that would grant driver cards to illegals, who have been here five years with no criminal records.

The driver cards would carry the same privileges as a license without the security features

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