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Rhode Island Lawmakers Eye Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

Lawmakers in Rhode Island are making another attempt to grant driving privileges to immigrants who are in the country illegally. Similar legislation stalled last year but state Sen. Frank Ciccone, a Providence Democrat, said he hopes to build on the …

R.I. Gov. Urges Legislature to Help Undocumented Immigrants Get Licenses

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has run out of time to carry out an ambitious promise she made on the campaign trail to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally. Raimondo signed a poster-sized pledge at a church …

Delaware Extends Driving Privileges to Undocumented Immigrants

Dozens of people in Delaware have begun the process of obtaining a new state-issued card that will give driving privileges to those in the country illegally. The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware, reports that applications became available on Sunday, six …

N.J. Gov. Opposes Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday he would veto a bill that that would establish a New Jersey driver’s license for residents who cannot prove they are in the United States legally, dashing the hopes of hundreds of people …