Virginia's Democratic-controlled Senate has passed legislation that would grant temporary driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants
The measure, SB 34, which passed on a near-party-line vote of 22-18, would allow taxpaying Virginians who can prove their identities and that they know how to drive to obtain one-year driver's permits. It's the latest progressive action taken by Democrats, who took over both chambers of Virginia's Legislature last month and have since passed bills ranging from gun restrictions to ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.
During a House hearing last month on the issue, GOP Del. Terry Austin argued that allowing undocumented immigrants to carry state IDs opens the door to identity fraud, according to The Washington Post. "This license can be taken as the person is a citizen of the United States," Austin said."This could misrepresent an individual's identity and compromise the safety in the United States.
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