But even if Gonzalez is brought to justice, nothing can bring back Dustin Inman.

 Inman supports the establishment of federal standards that would prevent illegal aliens from getting driver's licenses. If he were to speak to the members of Congress about this issue, he would ask them of the accident that killed his son: "What would they do if it happened to them? How would they feel then?"

 "I'm more upset with our government than I am with Gonzalez, period," said Inman. "He just isn't much of a man. I can honestly see the accident happening. Somebody trying to work, take care of their family. But the government let him in. They knew ... how many millions ... is here illegally? But what are they doing about it?"

 Fifteen months after an illegal alien, using a valid U.S. driver's license, plowed into the Inmans' car, 19 Al Qaeda hijackers, with 63 U.S. driver's licenses among them, boarded four commercial jets, turned them into missiles and murdered 3,000 people.

 Almost three years later, in July, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States released its report on the incident. It recommended: "The federal government should set standards for the issuance of birth certificates and sources of identification, such as driver's licenses."

 Led by Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner, the House did set federal standards for driver's licenses in its bill responding to the report. The Senate did not. The House would have made it impossible for states to issue licenses to illegal aliens. "(T)he Senate," said Sensenbrenner in a statement, "was hell-bent on ensuring that illegal aliens can receive driver's licenses, regardless of the security concerns."

 President Bush pushed the House to accept the Senate's position.

 Then he wrote a letter to congressional leaders saying, "I look forward to working with the Congress early in the next session to address these other issues, including improving our asylum laws and standards for issuing driver's licenses."

 The Inmans and many other American families will be counting the days.