{"id":2236419,"date":"2024-05-03T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-to-demand-drivers-licenses\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T12:13:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T16:13:11","slug":"illegal-immigrants-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-to-demand-drivers-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-to-demand-drivers-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters at Michigan State Capitol Advocate for Driver&#8217;s Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fillegal-immigrants-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-to-demand-drivers-licenses%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=2236419&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--><p>A group of illegal immigrants protested \u2064at the Michigan State Capitol, demanding driver&#8217;s licenses. They\u200d rallied outside the \u2064House floor, chanting\u2062 for immediate action. The \u200bDrive SAFE package, supported by Democratic\u200c leaders, aims to provide licenses for undocumented immigrants to\u2062 access job \u2062opportunities. Advocates argue\u2064 that licensing is crucial\u2062 for the state&#8217;s \u2064economy and safety. Illegal immigrants staged \u2064a \u2063protest at the Michigan\u2064 State \u2063Capitol, advocating for driver&#8217;s licenses. Gathered \u200coutside the House floor, they called for swift measures. Backed by Democratic \u2064officials, the Drive SAFE package seeks to grant licenses \u200cto undocumented immigrants, opening\u2062 up employment avenues. Supporters highlight the significance of licensing \u200bfor both \u200cthe state&#8217;s \u200beconomy and public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/77-democrat-lawmakers-author-letter-criticizing-bidens-handling-of-border-crisis\/\" title=\"77 Democrat Lawmakers Author Letter Criticizing Biden\u2019s Handling of Border Crisis\">illegal immigrants gathered<\/a> at the Michigan state Capitol building earlier this week to demand that lawmakers push through legislation allowing them to obtain driver\u2019s licenses.<\/p>\n<p>The rally took place just outside the Michigan House floor on Wednesday as illegal immigrants chanted in Spanish and English, \u201cWhat do we want? Driver\u2019s Licenses! When do we want them? Now!\u201d The rally was in support of Democrat-backed legislation, which is currently stuck in committees, that would grant driver\u2019s licenses to illegal immigrants, The Midwesterner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themidwesterner.news\/2024\/05\/illegals-demand-drivers-licenses-at-rally-in-michigan-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Currently: Rally for access to driver\u2019s licenses for undocumented immigrants in Michigan outside the House floor<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5uRR6STRQq\">https:\/\/t.co\/5uRR6STRQq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FL2I0I2Os4\">pic.twitter.com\/FL2I0I2Os4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anna Liz Nichols (@annaliznichols) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annaliznichols\/status\/1785720701195870390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The state House and Senate legislation, known as the Drive SAFE package, was co-sponsored in the <a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> by Democrat Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash and introduced in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/documents\/2023-2024\/billintroduced\/Senate\/pdf\/2023-SIB-0267.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a> by Democrat Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, among others. Advocates of the legislation argue that illegal immigrants need access to driver\u2019s licenses so they can get jobs in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Aiyash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themidwesterner.news\/2023\/06\/illegals-group-claims-credit-for-flipping-state-house-will-get-drivers-licenses-as-payoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the Drive SAFE package \u201cwill finally allow all Michiganders to engage in our economy, have access to basic freedoms, and do so with the guarantee of safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you live in Michigan and have proven you can be a responsible driver, you should be able to obtain a license, regardless of your immigration status,\u201d Aiyash added. \u201cThe safety of our residents should not depend on whether the federal government has figured out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">broken immigration system<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Democrats took control of the Michigan legislature following the 2022 midterm elections, the progressive advocacy group <a href=\"https:\/\/forgeorganizing.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forge<\/a> boasted last year that the \u201celectoral organizing\u201d of those in the state illegally \u201ctipped the scale of power in the 38th and 103rd districts, providing Democrats with a slim, one-seat majority in the House, flipping the seats that flipped the legislature,\u201d The Midwesterner reported. Forge said that was \u201cinstrumental for changing the playing field and creating a pathway for the Drive SAFE bills to finally become law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From 1995 through 2008, illegal immigrants in Michigan could obtain driver\u2019s licenses thanks to former Democratic Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley, who issued an opinion supporting illegal immigrants getting driver\u2019s licenses, according to Michigan Advance. That opinion, however, was reversed by former Republican Attorney General Michael Cox.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714657703188000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0-8IzS3B7axoRMsynY0m75\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Illegal immigration has become a major issue in Michigan, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-host-holding-elections-threatens-our-democracy\/\" title=\"CNN Host: Holding Elections Threatens Our Democracy\">important battleground state<\/a> in the 2024 presidential election. Earlier this year, a once<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-releases-powerful-video-of-mother-whose-son-was-killed-by-an-illegal-immigrant\/\" title=\"DeSantis Releases Powerful Video Of Mother Whose Son Was Killed By An Illegal Immigrant\">-deported illegal immigrant<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/once-deported-illegal-immigrant-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-25-year-old-michigan-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charged<\/a> with the murder of 25-year-old Grand Rapids resident Ruby Garcia. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that Brandon Ortiz-Vite was deported under the Trump administration but illegally re-entered the country \u201cat an unknown date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, illegal immigrants rallied at the Michigan State Capitol, urging lawmakers to pass legislation for driver&#8217;s licenses. The protest, held outside the Michigan House floor on Wednesday, featured chants in Spanish and English demanding access to licenses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2236420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-610017128-scaled-e1714748629826.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2236419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-610017128-scaled-e1714748629826.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2236420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}