TPT Twin Cities PBS – Public Safety, Driver’s Licenses for All, Political Panel

ILCM Executive Director, Veena Iyer, was on TPT – Twin Cities PBS Almanac with Cathy Wurzer and Eric Eskola to talk about #DriversLicensesforAll and why it’s in Minnesota’s best interest!

Driver’s Licenses – 7:48

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Driver’s Licenses for All bill passes in the Minnesota House, clearing first hurdle to becoming law

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Join Us at the Capitol! Driver’s Licenses for All House Vote

Next Monday, January 30, at 3:30 p.m., the full Minnesota House of Representatives will vote on the Driver’s Licenses for All bill (HF 4). The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) joins other advocates, unions, community-based groups, law enforcement, and businesses in urging the Minnesota House to pass the bill.

We urge everyone who supports Driver’s Licenses for All to contact your Minnesota Representative and ask for their support during the vote on January 30 and join us at the Minnesota State Capitol!

The bill will restore driver’s licenses to all Minnesotans regardless of immigration status so long as they pass the written and practical tests, increasing safe legal access to our shared roads for everyone. This was the law until 2003 when the governor unilaterally revoked this right.

Access to driver’s licenses is important for public safety, economic growth, and the dignity of our community members. Every day, Minnesota residents who are undocumented go to work, care for family members, attend school, advocate for positive changes, and connect with other residents of Minnesota. We need them and all that they contribute to our Minnesota community. They need driver’s licenses.

Join us at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, January 30, at 3:30 p.m.!

Call your Minnesota Representative and urge them to support Driver’s Licenses for All (HF 4)!

Currently, eighteen states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico allow residents to access driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status.

Issuing licenses without proof of immigration status would not only benefit immigrants, but also those experiencing homelessness, the elderly, and other groups who may have difficulty obtaining hard-to-access documentation.

If the bill passes the Minnesota House, it will begin to make its way through the Minnesota Senate before Governor Walz signs it into law. Call your Minnesota Senator and urge them to support Driver’s Licenses for All too!

Minnesota House Floor Vote on Driver’s Licenses for All

January 26, 2023 – Next Monday, January 30, at 3:30 p.m., the full Minnesota House of Representatives will vote on, the Driver’s Licenses for All bill (HF 4). The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) joins other advocates, unions, community-based groups, law enforcement, and businesses in urging the Minnesota House to pass the bill.

“Access to driver’s licenses is important for public safety, economic growth, and the dignity of our community members,” said ILCM executive director Veena Iyer. “Every day, Minnesota residents who are undocumented go to work, care for family members, attend school, advocate for positive changes, and connect with other residents of Minnesota. We need them and all that they contribute to our Minnesota community. They need driver’s licenses.”

Currently, eighteen states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico allow residents to access driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status.

“Issuing licenses without proof of immigration status would not only benefit immigrants, but also those experiencing homelessness, the elderly, and other groups who may have difficulty obtaining hard-to-access documentation,” said Iyer.

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Minnesota’s Newest Americans: What You Need to Know

Minnesota’s Newest Americans: What You Need to Know

In 1990, new Americans were just 2.6% of Minnesota’s population. Thirty years later, that number grew to 8.5%. These percentages are even higher in parts of Greater Minnesota. New Americans play an outsized role in creating a vibrant and prosperous Minnesota, which is why it’s critical that leaders in government, business, and philanthropy understand and respond to their unique contributions and needs.

Join us online on Friday, January 13 from 8 to 9 am to learn from these distinguished speakers who will explain what you need to know about new Americans in Minnesota: who they are, what they are contributing, and what they need to thrive, stay, and keep calling Minnesota home.