Post by Logan on Apr 13, 2016 21:07:24 GMT -6
Bill to issue work licenses to young immigrants heads to Ricketts, a vocal opponent
LINCOLN — Against the wishes of Gov. Pete Ricketts, Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed a measure that would allow young immigrants to obtain professional and commercial licenses.
Legislative Bill 947 passed the last of three rounds of consideration in the Nebraska Legislature on a 33-11 vote.
But the bill’s fate is unclear as it heads to the governor’s desk. Though a vocal opponent of the measure, Ricketts through his spokesman Wednesday again declined to say whether he’d veto it.
The governor vetoed a similar bill last year, which provides driver’s licenses to young people in the federal DACA program, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Legislature overrode that veto.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/bill-to-issue-work-licenses-to-young-immigrants-heads-to/article_910eb312-0193-11e6-ad91-97cc0b98cc4d.html
LINCOLN — Against the wishes of Gov. Pete Ricketts, Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed a measure that would allow young immigrants to obtain professional and commercial licenses.
Legislative Bill 947 passed the last of three rounds of consideration in the Nebraska Legislature on a 33-11 vote.
But the bill’s fate is unclear as it heads to the governor’s desk. Though a vocal opponent of the measure, Ricketts through his spokesman Wednesday again declined to say whether he’d veto it.
The governor vetoed a similar bill last year, which provides driver’s licenses to young people in the federal DACA program, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Legislature overrode that veto.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/bill-to-issue-work-licenses-to-young-immigrants-heads-to/article_910eb312-0193-11e6-ad91-97cc0b98cc4d.html