Under Georgia law, new immigrants who are pending action on their cases are eligible to receive a state driver?s license. The law is intended to expedite a legal immigrant?s assimilation into the community. However, under President Obama?s recent action giving deferred status to millions of aliens here illegally, those in Georgia could become eligible for a license unless Governor Nathan Deal acts.
Under the [Obama] policy ? which was announced in June and took effect last week ? eligible immigrants must have arrived in the U.S. before their 16th birthday, are 30 or younger, have lived here at least five years, and are in school or graduated or served in the military. They also must not have a criminal record or otherwise pose a safety threat. They can apply to stay in the country and be granted a work permit for two years, but they would not be granted citizenship.
D.A. King, director of The Dustin Inman Society, an organization promoting legal immigration policies, has called on readers of his site to contact Governor Deal and encourage him to prevent government agencies from issuing the licenses:
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed an executive order Aug. 15, the day the policy took effect, telling state agencies not to give driver?s licenses or other benefits to illegal immigrants who obtain work authorizations under the deferred status.
Governor Deal?s office, according to King, can be contacted at 404-656-1776 or online here.
via Some illegal immigrants can get Georgia drivers licenses | The Augusta Chronicle.
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