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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:19 PM Jun 2013

Florida Governor Vetoes Bill To Let Some Immigrants In US Illegally Apply For Driver's License

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Rick Scott is vetoing a bill that would have allowed some young immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally to apply for a temporary driver's license in the state.

The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill that said that young immigrants allowed to remain in the country under an Obama administration "deferred action" policy could use federal documents to receive a temporary driver's license for at least one year.

In a veto message, Scott questioned the legality of the federal policy announced last June.

Read more:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Florida+governor+vetoes+bill+some+immigrants+illegally/8479094/story.html#ixzz2VIgppVyj

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Florida Governor Vetoes Bill To Let Some Immigrants In US Illegally Apply For Driver's License (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2013 OP
Back in the day we could drive using our national drivers' license malaise Jun 2013 #1
Better to leave them unlicensed and uninsured Major Nikon Jun 2013 #2

malaise

(268,976 posts)
1. Back in the day we could drive using our national drivers' license
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:22 PM
Jun 2013

or get an international license right there in Florida.

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