California’s Undocumented Immigrants Get Ready for the DMV

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Studying driving rules in preparation for tests at the DMV. California will let undocumented immigrants apply for driver’s licenses as of January 2, 2015. Photo by Vinnee Tong/KQED

By Vinnee Tong, The California Report

On Friday, undocumented immigrants in California can reclaim a long-lost privilege: the right to stand in line at the DMV.

It is the first day that immigrants living in California illegally can apply for a license. That right was recently secured in 2013, when state lawmakers passed AB60.

Read the complete story at The California Report.

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