On behalf of Beat DMV | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Undocumented Drivers
According to the Los Angeles Times, an estimated 605,000 licenses were issued last year under Assembly Bill 60, the measure passed last year that grants the right to a California driver’s license to people in the country illegally. The figure accounts for almost...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog, Driver's Licenses, Undocumented Drivers
California’s controversial A.B.60 licensing program-allowing undocumented motorists to obtain valid driver’s licenses-is experiencing the problems of success. Six months into the new law, the DMV has received about 642,000 applications and issued about...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Jul 1, 2015 | Blog, Driver's Licenses, Undocumented Drivers
DMV has made it easier for motorists to get licenses under the so-called undocumented motorist program established by Assembly Bill 60. As of June 30, 2015, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will begin accepting:California residency documents that are issued...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 25, 2015 | Blog, Driver's License, Statistics, Undocumented Drivers
Undocumented drivers in Illinois are facing wait times of up to six months-just to get an appointment. Others are driving hours to find an office that can help them more quickly. The Illinois General Assembly passed the undocumented drivers law back in 2012, hoping to...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog, Driver's License, Undocumented Drivers
The push for granting driver’s licenses to undocumented drivers got a boost this week when Hillary Rodham Clinton’s spokesman announced that the candidate now supports issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented drivers. The announcement reverses a...
On behalf of Beat DMV | May 6, 2014 | Blog, Undocumented Drivers
The Department of Homeland Security has rejected DMV’s first design effort for a driver’s license card for undocumented immigrants, the L.A. Times reported today. The Feds say the design is too close to that used by citizens, and the decision sends the...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, Recent News, Undocumented Drivers
Last night more than 250 people packed into the Bell Community Center for a hearing about the new Immigrant Driver’s License law to go into effect next year. State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and DMV officials, including Assistant Chief Counsel Brian...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, Recent News, Undocumented Drivers
Last night more than 250 people packed into the Bell Community Center for a hearing about the new Immigrant Driver’s License law to go into effect next year. State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and DMV officials, including Assistant Chief Counsel Brian...
