Governor Phil Murphy today signed a new law (A4743) to give illegal immigrants access to driver’s licenses.
New Jersey joins thirteen other states, including California, New York, and Utah, and the District of Columbia, in allowing residents to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status.
“Expanding access to driver’s licenses is critical for the safety of New Jerseyans and a step toward building a stronger and fairer New Jersey for all,” said Governor Murphy. “Allowing residents the opportunity to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their immigration status will decrease the number of uninsured drivers and increase safety on our roads. I thank my partners in the Legislature for sending this important bill to my desk.”
Allowing residents the opportunity to obtain driver’s licenses will decrease the number of uninsured drivers and increase safety on our roads. I thank my partners in the Legislature for sending this important bill to my desk.”
The bill creates two categories of driver’s licenses and non-driver identification cards: federally-compliant REAL ID, which is only available for documented residents, and the Standard Basic driver’s license and ID, which will be available to all New Jersey residents regardless of immigration status. Anyone who applies for a Standard Basic driver’s license or ID, whether a citizen or non-citizen, must provide six points of identification.
Further, the bill ensures that those who hold a Standard Basic driver’s license are treated fairly. The bill prohibits insurance companies from charging a driver more for having a Standard Basic driver’s license, and prohibits employment, housing, and public-accommodation discrimination against an individual for holding a Standard Basic driver’s license or ID.
More votes for him!
this legislation is in line with the Torah’s command to love the stranger as you too were strangers in the land of Egypt, and will help safety as it will allow more people to come out of the shadows.
How will it decrease the number of uninsured drivers on the road?
What do they have to lose by not having Insurance more than they have now without having a license??
Even if they do have insurance they have the minimal amount needed by law. They do not have the incentive that we have to have a good coverage so that we protect our assets. If they are undocumented illegal immigrants then there is no way that they have any assets that they need to protect so if someone is involved in an accident even with them at fault and their minimal coverage does not cover the damages that you have to your vehicle and/or yourself you end up having to go with your own insurance
I’m saying this from experience
they are people after all, calling them “illegal aliens” and the like is hurtful and doesn’t solve the problem that is this country’s broken immigration system, we need comprehensive immigration reform to bring forth from the shadows all the undocumented.
dumb democrats!!!!!!
Next he’ll make us pay for their insurance and we’ll be buying them cars. One up on NY. Oh, I forgot, NYC is sending us a few thousand also.
And… ICE can’t use face recognition outside the Department of Motor Vehicles offices but… DHS likely has a way to access the DMV records however the Sanctuary State won’t let the cops help them use the data. Illegals driving legal cars. Why not give the criminals State Police vehicles too?
It’s easier to ship a stolen car to South America than to send illegals back there.
There is something we can do…vote Republican and reverse this crazy law and the rest of the Socialist policies that the Democrats are imposing on us.
What 6 points do you need? Can my JR High School boys get a Standard Basic license?
You aren’t allowed to be in this country, at all, but are fully entitled to drive in it.
This makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
And get free health care and food stamps. They have more rights and benefits than people coming here legally. Something is wrong with this picture.
I cant believe he signed this dumb law. It us helping exactly no one.
@dovid – I know ur joking but ur not funny.