{"id":6107,"date":"2021-05-11T16:25:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T20:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=6107"},"modified":"2021-05-11T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T20:25:40","slug":"chang-brinks-bills-provide-state-ids-drivers-licenses-for-all-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2021\/05\/11\/chang-brinks-bills-provide-state-ids-drivers-licenses-for-all-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Chang, Brinks Bills Provide State IDs, Driver\u2019s Licenses for All Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (May 11, 2021) \u2014 Sens.&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Chang<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Detroit) and&nbsp;<strong>Winnie Brinks<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Grand Rapids), with the support of a broad-based coalition of organizations, have introduced bills to allow all Michigan residents an opportunity to obtain state identification cards or driver\u2019s licenses regardless of their immigration status, as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/public-interest\/2020\/09\/immigrants-rally-at-michigan-capitol-for-drivers-license-access.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan law permitted prior to 2008<\/a>.<br \/><br \/>The Drive SAFE (Safety, Access, Freedom, and the Economy) bill package would apply to everyone living in Michigan who meets the definition of having a residence in the state, including those who are unable to prove their lawful presence. The bills would also help the elderly \u2014 such as those of rural origins whose births may not have been properly recorded or whose records were lost; as well as U.S. citizens born abroad to American families, foreign adoptees, and those who are undocumented.<br \/><br \/>\u201cMichigan is home to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org\/research\/immigrants-in-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly 700,000 immigrants<\/a>, and guaranteeing them access to licenses and state identification cards would allow them to contribute to our local economies \u2014 including allowing them to get to work, drop their kids off at school and go to church,\u201d Sen. Chang said. \u201cIt\u2019s time to update Michigan\u2019s laws with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/immigration\/states-offering-driver-s-licenses-to-immigrants.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16 other states and Washington, D.C.<\/a>&nbsp;to allow undocumented residents \u2014 many for no reason of their own \u2014 the ability to obtain a driver\u2019s license or state identification card. These bills are common sense because they will enhance road safety, grow our agricultural economy and protect human dignity.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Senate Bill 433, sponsored by Sen. Chang, would require the Secretary of State to issue a driver\u2019s license to applicants who satisfy all other requirements for a license after they develop rules in cooperation with law enforcement, immigrants\u2019 rights groups and other interested parties. Senate Bill 434, introduced by Sen. Brinks, would do the same for the issuance of state identification cards.<br \/><br \/>\u201cImmigrants are a critical part of Michigan\u2019s economy, touching a multitude of industries from agriculture and manufacturing to hospitality, health care, construction and more. The least we can do to honor their vital role to our economy is to permit them a pathway to a state identification card or driver\u2019s license upon meeting certain requirements,\u201d Sen. Brinks said. \u201cThis policy has proven beneficial in other states, as it has boosted local economies and increased public safety. Michigan must address this issue because it keeps Michiganders safe, which serves to benefit all of us.\u201d<br \/><br \/>There is broad support for increased access to IDs, and these bills are a common-sense approach that the legislature should adopt.<br \/><br \/>Both bills have been referred to the Senate Transportation Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. (May 11, 2021) \u2014 Sens.&nbsp;Stephanie Chang&nbsp;(D-Detroit) and&nbsp;Winnie Brinks&nbsp;(D-Grand Rapids), with the support of a broad-based coalition of organizations, have introduced bills to allow all Michigan residents an opportunity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chang, Brinks Bills Provide State IDs, Driver\u2019s Licenses for All Residents - Senator Stephanie Chang<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2021\/05\/11\/chang-brinks-bills-provide-state-ids-drivers-licenses-for-all-residents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chang, Brinks Bills Provide State IDs, Driver\u2019s Licenses for All Residents\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LANSING, Mich. 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