Florida, United States.
Two congressmen from Florida they search with a Bill Remove the legal immigration status requirement for the award of licenses de management in the state that would facilitate 680,000 without papers of access to that vital document to gain age-related access.
The initiative, presented by the representative Carlos Guillermo Smith and the senator Tina Polsky, includes the driving licenses and identity cards issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV).
The bill ‘removes the provision that DHSMV allows applicants require What is presentn (immigration) documents dthe Department of Homeland Security U.S”.
Likewise, it authorizes Additional documents published by Foreign governments to “meet the ID requirementsand prohibits DHSMV from disclosing information about applicants to law enforcement agencies. immigration.
The Florida Policy Institute (FPI) estimates that there are 680,000 immigrants of driving age andn Florida they are undocumented and they also have the ability to pay car insurance and be safe drivers.
According to that organization, numerous entities and individuals have been in it for over a decade Florida, including business owners, law enforcement officials, nonprofits and religious leaders, have pushed for one “inclusive” driving license policy.
In U.S 16 states and the city Washington driving license laws have enacted for undocumented.
According to FPI, Florida is struggling with an income deficit of $ 5.6 billion as a consequence of the COVID-19, so policies that generate state revenue “are more important now than ever.”
A study by the organization indicates that if the granting of driving licenses for undocumented migrants is approved, some 85,000 vehicles they would be acquired by these immigrants, generating purchase and registration taxes.
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This would mean an income of more than $ 68 million according to FPI in the first three years of implementation.
Notes that Florida is one of thes five states which together are home to more than half of the American immigrants who are undocumented.
It adds that any legislation on driving licenses “takes strict measures of confidentiality to prevent officials from automatically sharing identifying information with federal immigration authorities. “EFE