Share May 18, 2021, 7:02 PM
A week-long effort seeks to raise awareness of state House and Senate bills to let undocumented Michigan residents apply for driver s licenses, as was allowed until 2008. This supporter, a program manager at the University of Michigan s Gerald Ford School of Public Policy, posts an 11-tweet personal thread adapted here as a guest commentary.
By Molly Kleinman Michigan s Drive SAFE bills, which would grant driver s licenses to undocumented immigrants, are a cause that safer streets advocates should rally behind. Here’s why. Granting licenses to undocumented people will make our streets safer for everyone who uses them. First and foremost, licenses help make streets safer for undocumented people and their families. (They do a lot of other things but I m focusing here on street safety.)
by Alan Stamm Immigrants, political activists and others are working this week to generate support for Michigan legislation that would let an estimated 100,000 undocumented residents apply for driver s licenses. Senate and House bills introduced last week would allow driver s licenses for anyone of an eligible age. It s part of basic dignity and security for members of our community, says a Drive Michigan Forward coalition coordinating bilingual social media outreach, phone banks and other legislative lobbying this week. By restoring driver’s licenses to all Michiganders, regardless of immigration status, we can make Michigan a place where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and belong, the group posts. Our goal is to . let legislators know that we will not be silenced and that undocumented Michiganders deserve driver’s licenses.