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Today, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that from January 2 through February 20 of this year, 110,000 undocumented Californians had earned drivers' licenses under AB 60, the state's Safe and Responsible Driver Act.
In response to this development, the Drive California Coalition issued the following statement:
In every corner of California, AB 60 is changing lives and opening new doors to opportunity. Undocumented community members fought for two decades to make this law a reality and have worked diligently to study, prepare, and succeed.
We will continue to strive for the most inclusive and just implementation of this vital law with maximum protections for all community members.
This milestone comes as the community faces an unjust delay in the implementation of the President's new deportation relief programs. May the beautiful burst of enthusiasm for licenses in California inspire other states to prioritize inclusivity and public safety for all, instead of being swept up by irrational anti-immigrant sentiments.
About Drive California
The coalition includes the ACLU of CA, African Advocacy Network / Dolores Street Community Services, American Friends Service Committee San Diego, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, Bay Area Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), C.A.U.S.E. (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy), California Immigrant Policy Center, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, Canal Alliance, CARECEN (Los Angeles), Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC), Centro Laboral de Graton, Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norteamérica (COFEM), Council on American-Islamic Relations – California (CAIR-CA), Dream Team Los Angeles, Educators for Fair Consideration, Filipino Advocates for Justice, Immigration Action Group - Salinas, ILRC, Inland Empire Immigrant Youth Coalition, Justice for Immigrants Coalition, KIWA (Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance), Korean Resource Center (KRC), LA Voice, Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Nuestra Casa East Palo Alto, People Organized for Westside Renewal (POWER), PICO California, Placer People of Faith Together, Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, Presente.org, Promotores of Humboldt, Puente de la Costa Sur, Sacramento Area Congregations Together, Sacred Heart Community Service, San Diego Dream Team; Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN), SoCalCOSH, Thai Community Development Center, TODEC Legal Center, Voces Unidas Solano, Youth United for Community Action.
