Thread: Illegal Aliens Will Now Be Able to Get D.C. Driver's Licenses

Undocumented Immigrants Will Now Be Able to Get D.C. Driver's Licenses Tess VandenDolder Today at 12:53 pm

The glacial pace at which legislation makes its way through Capitol Hill due to partisan fighting has created a new trend in our democratic system. Hot button issues like the legalization of gay marriage and the reform of drug laws have been dealt with on the state level far before they ever made it to halls of Congress. Immigration reform is now following in the same pattern, and the city of Washington D.C. is helping to lead the charge to integrate undocumented immigrants into the American system. On Tuesday Mayor Vincent Gray's office announced via their Facebook page that Mayor Gray would be announcing a new plan to issue drivers licences to undocumented immigrants at a press conference later this afternoon.
"This legislation would be a monumental step to protect the civil rights of the many undocumented residents who live and actively contribute to the District of Columbia," the D.C. Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Engagement wrote in its announcement. Naturally the measure has significant support among immigration rights groups such as DREAM, which has been calling the Mayor's office over the last month pushing for the introduction of this legislation. The City's proximity and relationship with the federal government dictates that Congress would have to sign off on the passage of any bill by the DC City Council. However, the timing of this local legislation coinciding with the national vote on immigration reform on Capitol Hill could provide some much needed pressure on Congress to push their own reform measure through.
Washington State, Illinois, and New Mexico already provide licenses for undocumented immigrants, with Oregon also signing driver's licences for immigrants into law just yesterday. Maryland and Utah both provide second class licences to undocumented immigrants, and similar legislation as is being proposed by DC is currently being debated in Colorado and Connecticut state legislatures.
The city of Washington DC has had a long time commitment to immigration reform, voting last year to limit the District's participation in Secure Communities, which is a program requiring local law enforcement to detain suspected undocumented immigrants. As the federal government continues to slowly shuffle towards an acceptable immigration reform bill, it's reassuring to know that states, and now the District of Columbia, are working hard to ensure the civil liberties of all those living in America are honored.
　
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Mayor Gray would be announcing a new plan to issue drivers licences to undocumented immigrants at a press conference later this afternoon.

What? DC is under some form of dictatorship and one guy makes the decision or what?

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Originally Posted by ALIPAC

What? DC is under some form of dictatorship and one guy makes the decision or what?

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District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray will propose a new bill on Thursday to give driver's licenses or D.C. identification to undocumented immigrants, which would make Washington among a small group of states and localities to do so.

The plan was announced Tuesday evening on the D.C. Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Engagement Facebook page, which said Gray and other leaders will announce the bill at a press conference Thursday afternoon.
"This legislation would be a monumental step to protect the civil rights of the many undocumented residents who live and actively contribute to the District of Columbia," the D.C. Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Engagement wrote in its announcement.
Congress would get a chance to review the District of Columbia's bill before it could go into law, meaning even if it passes the city council it may not get the chance to go into effect.

@ http://www.alipac.us/f12/d-c-mayor-p...aliens-277530/

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