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Dozens of undocumented immigrants apply for Virginia driver privilege card


Dozens of undocumented immigrants apply for Virginia driver privilege card
and last updated 2021-01-08 11:34:16-05
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - For Alejandra, a piece of paper from the DMV means a new opportunity and a sense of pride.
On Thursday, the Guatemalan immigrant received a driver privilege card, allowing her to drive to places, such as work and visit her daughter at college without worrying about her legal status if caught driving without a license.
“Si, tenia miedo,” she said in Spanish. “Era muy dificil para mi.”
Her translator said, “She was afraid. For me, it was difficult because every time I was driving and I saw police, I was afraid to have problems. ” ....

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Undocumented immigrants in Virginia soon can drive legally, but distrust, privacy concerns persist


SABRINA MORENO Richmond Times-Dispatch
RICHMOND — Starting Jan. 2, an estimated 300,000 undocumented immigrants in Virginia will be able to drive legally, thanks to aggressive, yearslong efforts from immigrant rights advocates and a Democratic stronghold in the 2020 General Assembly session.
But while supporters say the measure will boost public safety, power economic growth and allow people without legal status to commute without fear, it is not what advocates wanted.
Along with Gov. Ralph Northam, they championed legislation that would have protected immigrants from discrimination by allowing the cards to look like regular driver’s licenses. But the General Assembly crushed the proposal, leaving the driver privilege cards to state that it’s “not valid ID for voting or public benefits purposes” — an identifier immigrants fear could be used to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement and deport them. ....

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