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Beginning Saturday, Dec. 14, undocumented immigrants will be able to obtain valid state driver’s licenses.
- Immigrants will be able to apply for a standard driver’s license like any U.S. citizen. But under the Green Light Law enacted this year, these immigrants will be able to produce different records to prove their identity. The new records will include an expired passport, an expired identification number from a consulate, and a valid foreign driver’s license or one that has been expired for less than 24 months. No social security number? An immigrant would have to sign an affidavit that they hadn’t been issued one.
- The license won’t identify the holder as an undocumented immigrant.
- The license won’t provide access to aircraft or federal facilities such as nuclear power plants. Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, all travelers on commercial aircraft including domestic flights will need identification that meets the federal REAL ID standards, which includes proof of U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status such as a permanent resident.
- Many of the papers that immigrants will use to prove their identity will be destroyed by the state under the law to prohibit the federal government from using the records to seek undocumented immigrants.
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