The Work and Family Mobility Act would enable all qualified state residents to apply for a standard Massachusetts driver’s license, regardless of immigrant status, while keeping our Commonwealth in full compliance with REAL ID requirements.
In the Trump era, immigrant families risk being torn apart every time they drive. But Massachusetts has the opportunity to pass legislation to enable all qualified state residents to apply for a standard driver’s license, regardless of immigrant status. All families in Massachusetts should be able to get to work, bring children to school, and make it to medical appointments.
Massachusetts should join other states — including our neighbors in Vermont and Connecticut — that already allow residents the right to apply for driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status.
