Driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants on the ballot in Massachusetts

A new Massachusetts law that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses faces a challenge in November when voters will have a chance to block it. 

Those who back the law argue it will improve safety and raise revenue, but opponents say it will serve as a back door for illegal voting and a lure that would bring more illegal immigration to the Bay State.

Opponents argue that it has done nothing to reduce fatal crashes in many of the 16 states that provide licenses to those living here illegally.

In June, a supermajority of Democrats in the Massachusetts legislature overrode Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of a law to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Licenses will be granted beginning in July unless voters next month choose “no” on a ballot question put forward by opponents asking whether they approve of the law.