Connecticut senate approves driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants

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The Connecticut Senate [official website] approved legislation [HB 6495] Thursday that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses regardless of documentation status. If signed by Governor Dannel Malloy [official website], the bill would allow those immigrants without proper documents from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services office [official website] the ability to obtain a driver's license for the purpose of highway safety. Applicants would have to prove identity with a passport or other document and show that they had been living in Connecticut for at least 90 days, but would not need to show permission from the US...