Illinois Approves Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

This will make the roads safer for everyone; all drivers will have passed the driving tests and will have insurance.   - - Donna Poisl

By Marla Cichowski, Fox News Latino

Springfield, Ill. –  The Land of Lincoln will become the third state, behind New Mexico and Washington, to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for drivers licenses.

The proposed law breezed through the Illinois House and Senate with bipartisan support, giving 250,000 undocumented immigrants in the state opportunity to have a valid temporary driver’s license.

The licenses cannot be used as a form of government identification.

Supporters say the new law will improve highway safety by decreasing the number of traffic deaths on Illinois roads.
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