A Georgia lawmaker wants immigrants who have temporary relief from deportation to replace their driver’s licenses with cards that can’t be used for identification purposes, and that are marked with the words “illegal alien.”
Sen. Josh McKoon, R-Columbus, tried last year to ban driver’s licenses for immigrants without legal status who have temporary protection from deportation. The proposal failed in the Senate.
McKoon says the new proposal is a compromise to last year’s bill and would allow those with deferred action to drive but prevent them from using the cards for identification purposes. The “driver’s privilege cards” would be used for driving purposes only, he said.
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