GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — Immigrant rights supporters took to the streets of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Detroit Wednesday to call for driver’s licenses or permits for people who are in the country illegally.
The demand for access to driver’s licenses has been a rallying cry for Cosecha Michigan for years. Right now, you need to be able to show that you're in the country legally to get a Michigan's driver's license.
"…We’re asking to have these driver's licenses so our community can productively drive without fear, go to work, be able to take their kids to school without worrying about when they get back," local march organizer Jose Jimenez said.
The group says a dozen states currently allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses or permits.
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