Undocumented Minnesotans regain right to obtain driver’s licenses - Minnesota Reformer

Over 80,000 undocumented Minnesotans will soon be able to get a driver’s license. Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signed “Driver’s Licenses for All” legislation into law, undoing former GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s unilateral 2003 order requiring proof of legal residence to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license. At the signing, elected officials credited advocates and community members for keeping the “Driver’s Licenses for All” movement alive for two decades, which gained new life due to the DFL trifecta. Advocates said passage was a collective effort from immigrant communities. Emilia Gonzalez Avalos,...