Bill would let illegal immigrants drive legally

It has always seemed that this is common sense; more people with legal licenses and insurance make the roads safer for all of us.    - - Donna Poisl

By Monique Garcia and Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune reporters

In a nod to the growing power of Latino voters, state and local political leaders said Tuesday it is time to bring illegal immigrants into the ranks of legal Illinois drivers.

Details are still being worked out for a measure that supporters say would make roads safer and lower insurance costs by providing an estimated 250,000 unlicensed immigrant drivers a way to get behind the wheel legally.

The idea of a special license for illegal immigrants is being pitched by ruling Democrats as a common-sense safety and consumer measure that can be passed as soon as lawmakers return to the Statehouse next week, but the idea has failed twice in recent years in Springfield.
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