Dalida Rocha, field director from the Yes on 4 for Safer Roads campaign, will speak at the general meeting of the Berkshire County branch of the NAACP at 6 p.m.
Lawmakers renew push to expand driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
State legislators renewed their push to expand driver’s licenses to immigrants without status, refiling a bill last week.
The bill, HD. 448/SD. 273, would allow residents, regardless of immigration status, to apply for a state driver’s license and stipulate what documents someone would need to provide while applying for a license. Sixteen states currently have similar laws on the books.
Rep. Christine Barber, a Somerville Democrat who refiled the bill, said people need access to driver’s licenses more during the pandemic as they work essential jobs that cannot be done remotely, particularly immigrants in Massachusetts cities that have seen higher COVID-19 rates.