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    Utah Number of driver cards issued to illegal aliens hits 6-year-low

    Number of driver cards issued to immigrants hits 6-year-low

    Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 12:43 pm | Updated: 2:03 pm, Mon Jan 19, 2015.
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    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The number of driver privilege cards issued in Utah to immigrants in the United States without permission hit a six-year low in 2014, state figures show.

    The 35,200 cards issued last year are down significantly from a high of 43,000 in 2008, The Salt Lake Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/1E8pM7V ). The state issued 36,300 in 2013 and 36,900 in 2012.

    Since 2005, Utah has issued driving-privilege cards that must be renewed annually for those who cannot prove they're in the country legally. About 25,000 cards went out the first issue, with the number spiking to 34,000 the second year.

    The figures show that immigration has slowed in Utah, said Pam Perlich, senior research economist at the University of Utah.


    "Certainly it's evidence that we no longer have a significant wave of immigrants coming to Utah," Perlich said. "Just like the nation, immigration to Utah has come to a virtual standstill."


    Luis Garza, executive director of Communidades Unidas, said some immigrant families have gone home since the Great Recession. He said most of the families that include immigrants without proper documentation have been here for years and have roots in the community.


    The Pew Research Center estimates that there are 100,000 immigrants without legal permission living in Utah, while the Migration Policy Institute estimates there are 88,000.


    Perlich said other factors could be playing a role, too, such as more immigrants earning permanent status. About 7,200 immigrants in Utah were awarded two-year delays on their pending deportations under a federal initiative, federal data shows. They can get driver-privilege cards that are good for two years.


    Normal driver-privilege cards are good for only one year. They cost $25 for an adult and $30 for people under 21 — the same cost as a regular driver's license. But unlike regular driver's licenses that are valid for five years, immigrants have to renew and pay each year.


    They must also pay $55 for fingerprints and background check.

    The costs may be a slight deterrence for some, said Garza and Mark Alvarez, an attorney and activist in the Latino community.


    "It's an extra obstacle for some," Garza said.


    The bigger issue, though, is that some immigrants think getting a card could lead to deportation, Alvarez said. When the state launched the cards, it was heavily promoted that they would not put people at risk of being deported but that messaging campaign has slowed, Alvarez said.

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    Utah Number of driver cards issued to illegal aliens hits 6-year-low

    because for years illegal aliens could only get a license in Utah, Washington and New Mexico.

    Now they can get them in 10 states and D.C.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe2 View Post
    Utah Number of driver cards issued to illegal aliens hits 6-year-low

    because for years illegal aliens could only get a license in Utah, Washington and New Mexico.

    Now they can get them in 10 states and D.C.
    Good point, JohnDoe2.
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    All of the licenses that have been given to illegal aliens in Utah, Washington and New Mexico for years can now be used as ID to get a license in 10 states and D.C.
    New Mexico has been giving them out since 2003.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe2 View Post
    All of the licenses that have been given to illegal aliens in Utah, Washington and New Mexico for years can now be used as ID to get a license in 10 states and D.C.
    New Mexico has been giving them out since 2003.
    It's outrageous. We worked so hard for long to stop this nonsense in my state, and so far I think we succeeded but oh my God, the effort it took to stop this idiocy. But the fact is, it could be reversed at any time by a new set of politicians one day and we're right back to where we were. Americans should never have to contend with this. It's just unbelievable that our politicians put us in this position.
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