AG probes sale of illegal alien license appointments
Article publisher:
Post Independent
Article date:
5 May 2016
Article category:
Colorado News
Medium
Article Body:
Immigrants [illegal aliens] and advocates say two Garfield County companies have been charging money to arrange appointments under Colorado’s program to provide driver licenses for eligible undocumented [illegal alien] residents – a practice under investigation by the state attorney general’s office.
The practice, which one business owner says is a service he’s providing at no profit simply because the appointments are so difficult to obtain, highlights problems with the program that some immigrants say leaves them no practical choice but to pay. The state does not charge for appointments.
In 2013, the Colorado General Assembly passed the Colorado Road and Community Safety Act, which allows undocumented immigrants who can prove they have paid U.S. taxes and meet other conditions to get driver’s licenses.
The program, supported by law enforcement associations, was intended to make the roads safer by giving undocumented immigrants the opportunity drive legally, register vehicles in their own name and buy insurance...
The program began in August 2014 with five Division of Motor Vehicle offices offering the licenses, which cost $50.50, $29.50 more than a regular Colorado driver’s license in order to pay for the program...
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