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Resources for
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Driver's License Resource Guide
(created 2/08) |
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FACT SHEET: Why Denying Driver’s
Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants Harms Public Safety and Makes Our
Communities Less Secure. Denying undocumented
immigrants licenses is simply bad public policy. It increases
uninsurance rates and the number of unlicensed drivers, and it
undermines effective law enforcement. (PDF) (1/08) |
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Comparison of Application
Requirements for U.S. Passport and REAL ID Driver's License (chart - PDF)
(10/05) |
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The Tennessee Driving
Certificate: Background, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned (Tennessee
Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition)
(PDF)
(6/05) |
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The Tennessee "Driving
Certificate": Not a Model Policy
(PDF)
(3/05) |
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TALKING POINTS:
Why the Federal Government Should Not Place Immigration Status
Restrictions on Driver's Licenses
(PDF) (1/05) |
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Driver's Licenses for All
Immigrants: Quotes from Religious Organizations and Leaders (PDF) (12/04) |
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Driver's Licenses for All
Immigrants: Quotes from Law Enforcement (PDF) (10/04) |
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State Driver's License Legislation & Requirements |
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A Retreat
from Safety: NILC statement regarding New York governor’s
announcement that he will rescind his driver’s license proposal
(11/15/07) |
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REAL ID:
2007 State REAL ID
Legislation
(updated 4/23/07)
(PDF) |
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2006 State Driver's License
Legislation
(updated 1/30/07)
(PDF) |
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Overview
of States' Driver's License Requirements (updated 5/19/08) (PDF) |
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Federal
Driver's License Legislation |
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REAL ID |
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Resources from NILC |
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Questions and Answers about Driver’s
Licenses Now That Final REAL ID Regulations Have Been Issued
(PDF)
(posted 2/28/08)
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REAL ID Proposed Regulations: Comments
submitted by NILC to Dept. of Homeland Security, May 2, 2007
(PDF)
(posted 5/3/07) |
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NILC STATEMENT:
Ill-Considered, Inflexible REAL ID Act Will Harm Non–U.S. Citizens and
U.S. Citizens Alike (PDF)
(posted 5/12/05) |
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Summary of the Driver's License Provisions in the REAL ID Act of 2005
as Made Part of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief (PDF)
(posted 5/19/05) |
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TALKING POINTS: Why the REAL ID
Act's Driver's License Restrictions Are Really Anti-Immigrant
(PDF) (5/9/05)
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Other Resources |
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Three Years Later: A Primer on REAL
ID (Center for Democracy and Technology, 8/28/08). This
primer is presented in three parts: (1) The REAL ID Act Repealed the
Promising Negotiated Rulemaking Process; (2) REAL ID Poses Serious
Privacy and Security Risks; (3) Congress Must Act to Address the
Problems With REAL ID |
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Resources from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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The Real ID Act: National Impact Analysis.
Based on a nationwide survey of DMVs conducted by the National Governors
Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
(PDF)
(posted 9/25/06) |
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TALKING POINTS:
The REAL ID Act Is a Really Bad Idea
(PDF, prepared by the National Council of La Raza) (3/05)
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OTHER FEDERAL LEGISLATION |
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Senate Colloquy of Driver's License Provisions in Intelligence Reform
Bill (PDF) (12/04) |
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Summary of the Driver's License Provisions in the Intelligence Reform
and Terrorist Prevention Act
(PDF) (12/04) |
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Driver's Licenses,
9-11, and Intelligence Reform
(9/11 Public Discourse Project fact
sheet)
(The
9/11 Public Discourse Project
is a nationwide public education campaign created by the ten members of
the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(known as the 9/11 Commission). (PDF)(posted:
12/6/04)
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Immigrants'
Rights Update Articles
(back
to IRU index) |
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Final REAL ID
Regulations Fail to Ease New Burdens on Immigrants
(2/27/08) |
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Anti-REAL ID Measures Enacted in Five States
So Far
(4/25/07) |
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Maine Rejects REAL ID
Act; Other States Considering Similar Legislation
(2/20/07) |
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Bill Would Repeal
Driver’s License Provisions of REAL ID Act
(2/20/07) |
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Two Driver’s License
Advocacy Tools Updated
(2/20/07) |
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"Overview of States'
Driver's License Requirements" Chart Updated
(12/6/06) |
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Twenty-four states
introduce driver's license bills
(3/23/06) |
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Tennessee suspends
"certificates for driving"
(3/23/06) |
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Indiana court strikes
down rule requiring state driver's license applicants to prove lawful
immigration status
(10/5/05) |
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Resolutions critical of REAL ID adopted by Santa Fe and the
American Library Association, and introduced in New York City Council
(10/5/05) |
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Driver's license strategy meeting focuses on REAL ID–related
issues
(10/5/05) |
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28 states consider driver's license bills in 2005
(10/5/05) |
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REAL ID Enacted: Imposes Rigid Driver's License Requirements
(6/30/05) |
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NY Court Enjoins
State's Refusal to Renew Driver's Licenses of Certain Immigrants
(3/31/05) |
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REAL ID Act Sent to
Senate in "Must Pass" Emergency Appropriations Bill (3/31/05) |
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Utah Creates "Driving
Privilege Card" for Applicants without SSNs (3/31/05) |
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Real ID
Act of 2005 Reintroduces DL Provisions Stripped from Last Year's 9/11 Commission
Implementation Bill (2/10/05) |
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9/11
Commission Implementation Bill Passed without Draconian DL Provisions
(12/22/04) |
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Maryland
Task Force Issues Report on Driver's Licenses (12/22/04) |
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Immigration provisions a sticking point in attempt
to reconcile 9/11 Commission implementation bills; DL provisions also
troublesome
(11/8/04) |
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25 states consider driver's license legislation in
2004
(11/8/04) |
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Anti-Matrícula Proposal Defeated; Financial
Institutions Can Continue Accepting Consular Ids (9/21/04) |
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Lawsuit challenges N.Y. requirement that license
applicants present SSN and/or proof of lawful residence
(9/21/04) |
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Driver's
licenses: Illinois creates exception to
Social Security number requirement; N.Y. Assembly holds hearing on SSN
verification process
(9/21/04) |
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Class Action Filed
Against Tennessee's "Certificate For Driving" Law; DL-Related Litigation Pending
In Other States (8/9/04) |
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New Tennessee Law Creates
"Driving Certificate" For Most Noncitizens (8/9/04) |
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Florida:
Bill To Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Obtain Driving Certificates Is
Supported By Gov. Bush But Withdrawn By Sponsor
(5/20/04) |
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Eighteen States
Introduce Driver's License Bills In 2004; Two States Reject Restrictive
Bills (4/2/04) |
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Over
117 Driver's License Bills Introduced In State Legislatures; 17 Have Become
Law (7/15/03) |
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Six
Of Numerous Driver's License Bills Introduced In State Legislatures Have
Become Law (6/3/03) |
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Iyengar v. Barnhart:
Court Invalidates SSA
Rule on "Nonwork" SSNs for Driver's License Applicants (12/23/02) |
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Driver's
Licenses for Immigrants: Broad Diversity Characterizes States' Requirements
(11/22/02) |
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Federal Driver's License Legislation Introduced During
2002 Reviewed (11/22/02) |
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Immigrant Driver's License Restrictions Challenged
in Some States (10/21/02) |
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Most State Proposals to Restrict Drivers' Licenses
for Immigrants Have Been Unsuccessful (7/15/02) |
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Immigrant Driver's License Proposals and Campaigns:
Surprising Progress Since 9/11 (5/14/02) |
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"Nonwork" SSNs No Longer Available for Driver's
License Applicants (4/12/02) |
