California:

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Thursday a bill that gives millions of immigrants the right to drive in California.

Brown, who was joined by immigrant rights advocates, community leaders, law enforcement officials and local lawmakers, signed Assembly Bill 60 at Los Angeles City Hall.

AB 60 grants licenses to anyone who passes written and road tests, regardless of their immigration status. Before 1993, citizenship was not a requirement for holding a license.

“This bill will enable millions of people to get to work safely and legally. Hopefully, it will send a message to Washington that immigration reform is long past due,” Gov. Brown said.

Immigrant advocates have long lobbied for the change in California so immigrants in the country illegally can drive without fearing being pulled over for a ticket, which could wind up getting them deported.

Opponents believe the bill offers a privilege to people who have already broken the law and amounts to a type of quasi-amnesty.

Critics say it also undermines federal immigration laws by making it practical to live in the United States illegally and could even pose a threat to national security.

Immigrant advocates have long lobbied for the change in California so immigrants in the country illegally can drive without fearing being pulled over for a ticket, which could wind up getting them deported.

The state of California really doesn’t know who these people are,” said Ira Melman with the Federation for Immigration Reform. “People are coming in with documentation that cannot be substantiated by the state or the U.S. federal government, and they are handing them official documents.”

The new licenses will not be considered valid federal identification and will be marked differently from other licenses.

The licenses are expected to be issued starting Jan. 1, 2015.

California is now the 10th state to allow immigrants to apply for licenses. The District of Columbia also allows for it.


Illegal immigrants have bankrupted and forced many hospitals in California to close.
This should help illegals to drive to emergency rooms and shut down what few are left.

so, if my license is suspended, I cant get another license for a period of time

but if I am here illegally, I can get one as sonn as I pass the driver test,,,?


yeah,, thats consistent,,,

many of people here have duis and suspended that need to get to their jobs 'safely and legally' too,,,, we tell them to find another way.

No problem, if your license is suspended just tell them your an illegal alien from Mexico and you can get another one.

and how does one prove they are 'undocumented'? Make up a fake name and dont bring any papers?..lol

RFID tracking chips in those lisences. That helps the govt track and tax them, but drivers beware!

Problem is most of them will never buy insurance. I lived in Arizona 10 years. Insurance rates are high because of uninsured, and hit and run motorist claims!