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October 25, 2019

Protesters Demand New Jersey Offer Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants
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In Newark, New Jersey, police arrested over a dozen activists Thursday
as they blocked downtown traffic in a sit-in protest demanding that all
residents be eligible to receive driver's licenses - including
undocumented immigrants. This is one of the protesters, speaking as she
joined a peaceful blockade of a Newark intersection.

Protester: "We're here because the immigrant community in New Jersey has
been waiting 15 years for access to a driver's license. And enough is
enough. And we need the New Jersey legislature to pass this bill right
now. This is a major reason why people are getting picked up by ICE,
ending up deported and separated from their families."

Thirteen U.S. states plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. issue
driver's licenses regardless of a person's immigration status.


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