IT IS BAD PUBLIC POLICY TO DENY DRIVERS LICENSES BASED ON IMMIGRATION STATUS. It increases uninsurance rates and the number of unlicensed drivers. In the states which already allow undocumented immigrants to get drivers licenses, auto insurance rates have dropped, because more people are buying car insurance. Denying undocumented immigrants licenses also undermines effective law enforcement. States… Read More »
Archives for March 2014
ICE Detainers Missing The Target
ICE claims its highest deportation priority is someone who poses serious threats to public safety or national security. But 4 out of 5 immigration holds (“detainers”) were used against non-citizens who have either no criminal conviction, or had at most a misdemeanor or petty offense. An immigration “detainer” is an ICE request that a local, state or… Read More »