Close to 200 people applied in Merced County offices for a driver’s license on the first day undocumented immigrants became eligible for California driver’s licenses, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Jan. 2 was the first day anyone could apply for a license regardless of their legal status after Assembly Bill 60 went into effect in the new year. The DMV released statewide and local statistics this week on the progress of AB 60. Merced’s office saw 126 applications while Los Banos’ office took 54 directly related to the new law on Jan. 2, according to DMV spokesman Jaime Garza. Each office also reported having scheduled more than twice the normal number of appointments that day. Read more here: mercedsunstar/news/local/article5646579.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:50:21 +0000
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