Oregon will start issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants in January

[TexasTowelie]

SALEM — A law passed by the Oregon Legislature in the summer of 2019 allowing people without documentation of legal residence to obtain a driver’s license in the state went into effect on Jan. 1.

Because the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services is closed for the New Year’s holiday, and then the weekend, the first licenses won’t be issued until Jan. 4 at the earliest.

Those licenses will not trigger automatic voter registration, unlike other Oregon driver’s licenses.

While the new law gets rid of the requirement to prove U.S. citizenship or legal residency to receive an Oregon driver’s license, those wishing to get their license must still show proof they live in Oregon, and then pay a fee and pass a driving test.

Read more: https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/state/oregon-will-start-issuing-driver-s-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants-in-january/article_2bb03038-4abb-11eb-8f0f-1f4742b53bff.html

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Reality is what it is.

More States will follow.

[MichMan]

2. Just curious how the state knows that people are who they say they are & that they are old enough ?

Seems like a good idea as long as both of those can be verified to avoid issues with identity theft

[Thomas Hurt]

3. A sensible move but the fascists will have a field day with the propaganda...

conspiracy theories, scapegoating, fear mongering, the usual bee ess.

[brush]

4. Well, that'll make them documented. And that's a good thing.