Until a more straightforward and affordable path to citizenship is implemented federally, Florida can act right now to further policies for immigrants who are already here, working, studying and otherwise contributing to our communities. Yet presently, Florida’s restrictive driver’s license law is putting communities at risk - and hampering critical revenue gains - by relegating the 680,000 undocumented immigrants who are of driving age to navigate the state’s increasingly-congested roads without licenses or keeping them from getting around at all. It is one of the first questions on a standard job application: Do you have a reliable means of transportation? This is especially necessary in a sprawling state like Florida, where a lack of strong public transportation virtually mandates having a driver’s license and personal vehicle. ![]() It signals freedom and independence - for teens to working people to seniors. For most people, getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage.
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