{"id":1937828,"date":"2023-05-25T10:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-with-an-unexpected-boost-from-republicans-more-states-push-for-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T10:27:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T14:27:06","slug":"in-depth-with-an-unexpected-boost-from-republicans-more-states-push-for-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-with-an-unexpected-boost-from-republicans-more-states-push-for-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"More states are pushing for driver&#8217;s licenses for illegal immigrants with unexpected Republican support."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-depth-with-an-unexpected-boost-from-republicans-more-states-push-for-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1937828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Illegal Immigrants Eligible for Driver&#8217;s Licenses in More States<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>Starting in 2023, illegal immigrants in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Minnesota will be able to apply for restricted driver\u2019s licenses. This brings the total number of states that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-wants-illegal-immigrants-to-join-military\/\" title=\"Dem Rep Wants Illegal Immigrants To Join Military\">permit illegal immigrants<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-with-an-unexpected-boost-from-republicans-more-states-push-for-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"More states are pushing for driver's licenses for illegal immigrants with unexpected Republican support.\">obtain legal driving privileges<\/a> to 19, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>While immigration remains a contentious issue, it may come as a surprise to some that allowing undocumented aliens to apply for driver\u2019s licenses has been supported by Republicans, chambers of commerce, business associations, the agriculture industry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-d-a-says-if-l-a-countys-gascon-wont-seek-justice-for-slain-six-year-old-he-wants-the-case\/\" title=\"Orange County D.A. Says If L.A. County\u2019s Gasc\u00f3n Won\u2019t \u2018Seek Justice\u2019 For Slain Six-Year-Old, He Wants The Case\">law enforcement groups<\/a>, the auto insurance industry, and an array of other backers normally associated with conservative causes more often than not over the last decade.<\/p>\n<h3>States That Have Adopted \u201cDriver\u2019s Licenses for All\u201d Laws<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Washington (1993)<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico (2003)<\/li>\n<li>Utah (2005)<\/li>\n<li>Oregon (2008)<\/li>\n<li>Illinois (<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting in 2023, illegal immigrants in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Minnesota can apply for restricted driver&#8217;s licenses. This brings the total number of states allowing illegal immigrants to obtain legal driving privileges to 19, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. 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