CO: Drivers' Licenses Available to Immigrants Regardless of Status
Posted on Sat Aug 02, 2014 at 09:10:00 AM EST
Tags: immigration reform (all tags)
Colorado's recently passed law allowing immigrants to obtain drivers' licenses without regard to their immigration status is now in effect. The process is by appointment only. So far, more than 9,500 appointments have been scheduled.
The law, SB 251, was passed last year. The official announcement is here. It applies to the undocumented, and those with only temporary legal status. There are five offices set up to issue the licenses: Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Grand Junction. The requirements:
[The undocumented] must present documents like a utility bill to prove they've lived in Colorado the previous two years, in addition to an identification number they've used to pay taxes. They must also show a passport or other identification from their home country. [More...]
Driving and identification are the only benefits.
The cards are marked to say they can't be used for voting or to obtain federal benefits.
Colorado Road and Community Safety Act (CO-RCSA SB251), enacted as C.R.S 42-2-501-510
Telemundo has been featuring this story on its local news station all week (during commercials of Senor de los Cielos 2." Unfortunately, some of our local news stations like CBS have been referring to the applicants as "illegal immigrants."
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