More states to deny illegal migrants driver’s licenses
By Emily Bazar

States that have been issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants are making U-turns.

Beginning Monday, illegal immigrants in Oregon no longer will be able to get driver’s licenses. Last week, Michigan stopped issuing new licenses to all but citizens and legal permanent residents. Maryland announced this month that starting in 2010, it will require applicants to prove they’re in the USA legally.

In four of the five remaining states that allow illegal immigrants to drive — Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico, Utah and Washington — there have been attempts to reverse course, according to the National Immigration Law Center (NILC). The exception: Hawaii.

“Oregon is one of the few states in the country that didn’t have these ID requirements for driver’s licenses,â€