Post by Logan on Jan 12, 2017 14:13:00 GMT -6
Jose Sanchez says his immigrant community fears living without driver’s licenses.
“Our community needs licenses to get around, to get to work, to get to school,” he told a Minnesota House committee Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.
“I ask that you listen to us and deal with your heart,” he pleaded before the Republican-controlled committee voted 8-6 along party lines to keep in a provision that would enact a law banning immigrants to the United States without legal documentation from getting a license.
Current state law is silent on whether undocumented immigrants can get licenses, but a state rule bans it. Proponents of allowing undocumented immigrants to get licenses say it would improve safety on the roads and decrease those driving illegally and without insurance.
Read more: capitolchat.areavoices.com/2017/01/12/immigrants-plead-for-minnesota-drivers-licenses/
“Our community needs licenses to get around, to get to work, to get to school,” he told a Minnesota House committee Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.
“I ask that you listen to us and deal with your heart,” he pleaded before the Republican-controlled committee voted 8-6 along party lines to keep in a provision that would enact a law banning immigrants to the United States without legal documentation from getting a license.
Current state law is silent on whether undocumented immigrants can get licenses, but a state rule bans it. Proponents of allowing undocumented immigrants to get licenses say it would improve safety on the roads and decrease those driving illegally and without insurance.
Read more: capitolchat.areavoices.com/2017/01/12/immigrants-plead-for-minnesota-drivers-licenses/