{"id":2028248,"date":"2023-09-11T15:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/81000-illegal-immigrants-will-soon-be-eligible-under-minnesotas-drivers-license-for-all-scheme\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T15:59:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:59:06","slug":"81000-illegal-immigrants-will-soon-be-eligible-under-minnesotas-drivers-license-for-all-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/81000-illegal-immigrants-will-soon-be-eligible-under-minnesotas-drivers-license-for-all-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"81,000 Illegal Immigrants Will Soon Be Eligible Under Minnesota\u2019s \u2018Driver\u2019s License for All\u2019 Scheme"},"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%2F81000-illegal-immigrants-will-soon-be-eligible-under-minnesotas-drivers-license-for-all-scheme%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=2028248&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Minnesota will begin granting driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants beginning next month, with the state ensuring that applicant information will not be revealed to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Driver&#8217;s License for All (DL4All) law will allow Minnesotans to begin the process of getting a standard Class D instruction permit or driver&#8217;s license or a standard identification card. The law eliminates the need to show proof of legal presence in the United States,\u201d according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) website. The DL4All program will be available from Oct. 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Around 81,000 undocumented immigrants in the state are estimated to be eligible for driver\u2019s licenses under the program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nypd-overtime-cut-despite-crime-spike-amid-staggering-cost-of-illegal-immigration-crisis-5489609\">NYPD Overtime Cut Despite Crime Spike Amid &#8216;Staggering&#8217; Cost of Illegal Immigration Crisis<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/11\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nypd-overtime-cut-despite-crime-spike-amid-staggering-cost-of-illegal-immigration-crisis-5489609\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/migrant-mega-project-planned-for-new-york-city-as-destruction-looks-imminent-5488627\">Despite NYC Mayor&#8217;s Severe Warning, Illegal Immigrant Mega Project Goes Ahead<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/migrant-mega-project-planned-for-new-york-city-as-destruction-looks-imminent-5488627\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During a news conference, Jody-Kay Peterson, director of the Minnesota DPS\u2019s Driver Services Program, was asked about the risk of deportation illegal immigrants would face when they apply for a driver\u2019s license under DL4All.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Peterson replied that the department will not submit applicants\u2019 personal information to immigration authorities, according to AP.<\/p>\n<p>DL4All was signed into law by Democrat Governor Tim Walz in March. Prior to this, Minnesota required license applicants to either show proof of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States. The law was formed two decades ago and prevented people without a legal status from securing a driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time, then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, implemented the law citing security concerns following the Sept. 11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats who supported DL4All insisted that the program would make roads\u00a0safer as it would mean more vetting for drivers. However, Republicans warned that the measure could encourage illegal immigration, enable potential terrorists to vote and fly illegally in the country, and also contribute to voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>When the bill was in the Senate, Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Minn.) asked his Democrat colleagues as to \u201cwhat in your bill prevents that terrorist from coming to Minnesota, getting a driver\u2019s license, and getting on an airline and committing a terrorist act?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Democrats replied that applicants would be required to provide documentation to obtain a driver\u2019s license, including showing proof of identity. However, Senator Gruenhagen dismissed the suggestion, noting that such documents could be forged.  <\/p>\n<h2>Class D License<\/h2>\n<p>  Under the DL4All program, applicants are granted\u00a0a Class D driver\u2019s license. It is different from the other two licenses available in Minnesota\u2014enhanced and Real ID licenses. To obtain either of the two, an applicant has to prove citizenship or a qualifying immigration status.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to reporters during a press conference in St. Paul, on June 3, 2020. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>To get a Class D license, the applicant must be 21 years or above and pass written, driving, and vision tests. As illegal immigrants can apply for the license, they can provide foreign passports, foreign birth certificates, foreign adoption certificates, and certain immigration filing and approval notices as proof of identity. The DPS cannot ask applicants about their citizenship or immigration status.<\/p>\n<p>While the DPS is prohibited from sharing application information with agencies like the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), there is one exception: under a court order.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures, 18 other states and Washington, D.C., provide driver\u2019s licenses to residents irrespective of immigration status: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Getting governments to issue a driver\u2019s license to illegal immigrants is a key area of focus for those who lobby for immigrant causes since driving without a license is a criminal offense which can place such people in ICE custody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Illegal immigrants with 17,504 driving under the influence (DUI) convictions were arrested by ICE agents in fiscal 2022.  <\/p>\n<h2>Free Education to Illegal Immigrants<\/h2>\n<p>  The driver\u2019s license<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota will begin granting driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants beginning next month, with the state ensuring that applicant information will not be revealed to authorities.\u201cThe Driver&#8217;s License for All (DL4All) law will allow Minnesotans to begin the process of getting a standard Class D instruction permit or driver&#8217;s license or a standard identification card. 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