The groan-inducing lines at city Department of Motor Vehicles offices were even longer than usual on Monday — but most of those queued up were OK with the wait.
Hundreds of undocumented immigrants from across the five boroughs braved wintry weather and stood in hours-long lines to take advantage of a new state law giving them the “green light” to obtain driver’s licenses.
Ivan Blanco arrived at the DMV office in Flushing, Queens, at 8 a.m. Seven hours later, he was on his way to being approved for a standard state driver’s license under the new Green Light Law, which allows all New Yorkers over the age of 16 to apply for a standard, non-federal license or learner’s permit regardless of their citizenship or legal status.
“I thank God for his help today,” the Colombia native said. “You can take your kids to school. You can drive to work. You can keep your family more relaxed.”
The 57-year-old construction worker echoed advocates as he touted the benefits of the measure, saying the law will help keep people safe and be a boon to the state by giving immigrants a chance to legally drive.
“Many people here drive without a license. That’s wrong,” he said.
Oh, THAT’S wrong!!!
Explain the difference between driving without a license and entering the country illegally, you moron.
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Shut down the federal spigot to New York!
Thank God. Now they can legally run people down and cause massive accidents.
“You can take your kids to school. You can drive to work. You can keep your family more relaxed.”
I, too, would be more relaxed with all the benefits and no social security number to file income taxes under that pay for schools and roads.
If I was in ICE I would have been lurking outside, ready to pounce with catlike reflexes
Multilingual applications, or English only?
What a great place for an ICE raid. Round up time.
If a drivers license is so important, why isn’t citizenship?
I thought all the states were going to secure ID licenses. In Florida we need multiple identification documents.
I should go pick up a second license. Being illegal, there’s really not much to verify identity, is there? Is the DMV just taking their word for it – name, address, gender, hair color, eye color, weight? Nothing else goes on the license.
It would come in handy speeding home after tying one on at the bar. Heck, I could just keep getting them, 10 licenses would be enough to cover my ass for a few years. If not, I could just make up another name and go at it again.
@mansfield lovell
DECEMBER 17, 2019 AT 10:23 AM
“If I was in ICE I would have been lurking outside, ready to pounce with catlike reflexes“
Let’s just spread the rumor that ICE is doing that; it should keep most if them away.
Remember Capone’s luncheon in “The Untouchables” ?
Tell me why Gov Cuomo (Fredo’s brudder) hasn’t earned a baseball bat to his head.
It is also wrong to drive without car insurance but plenty of people do and they get tickets or their car is impounded. If they cause an accident they can get sued and spend their life having any wages they earn garnished. Why is the answer it is wrong to drive without a driver’s license to just hand them out to anyone?! I hope other states take notice of who hands out drivers licenses to anyone and forces anyone presenting to prove citizenship to show additional IDs. Otherwise you could show up with the NY license and apply for a license in another state by turning that in.
Why ISIN’T ICE doing that?
A first step towards letting them register to vote Democrat.
Apply for citizenship. Friend. Until such application is approved, take your new license and family and drive back to your home country of legal citizenship. Maybe seek a green card if you wish to be here in the meantime. You will be welcomed.
Are drivers licenses considered public information there?
If so, it provides a convenient and easily accessible list of illegals for ICE to use.
Free CATAPULT RIDES home, should be offered to all! 😡
They’re NOT “Undocumented immigrants”, they’re ILLEGAL ALIENS!
Don’t let the Libtard left DildoCrats continue to twist the English language from its plain and simple definitions.
Doesn’t much look like the illegal criminal foreign invaders are hiding in the shadows! You can find them lined up, in broad daylight, at the DMV for more proffered bennies from New Jerk State!
They have lots of time to wait at the DMV? How so?
I thought they came here for work.
Here’s your new drivers license.
If you haven’t registered with imagination within 90 days, the bus will be by to pick you up for our “free ride home plan”.
747 maximum payload of 248,600 pounds. Send them home.
Paint an old van and get some uniforms to look like ICE agents. Then just drive around the DMV’s to watch them scatter.
I’ll take the Sgt. Shultz defense, “I know nothing”.
Hey New Yorkers, Stay off the sidewalks for a while.
Why wasn’t ICE there?