Jerry Brown approves
driving permits for illegals

Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday will hold signing ceremonies in
Los Angeles and Fresno to approve AB 60, which will allow people in
the country illegally to receive a permit to legally drive in
California, his office announced Wednesday.

Brown will join immigrant rights advocates, community
leaders, law enforcement officials and local lawmakers in the
ceremonies to sign the bill, which the announcement said will
“enable millions more Californians to legally drive on the state’s
roadways.”

The bill by Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) was
changed at Brown’s request to meet requirements of the federal
Department of Homeland Security, including a distinguishing
notation of DP, for driving privilege, on the permits, instead of
the normal DL, for driver’s license.

A notice on the cards will say: “This card is not acceptable
for official federal purposes. This license is issued only as a
license to drive a motor vehicle. It does not establish eligibility
for employment, voter registration, or public benefits.”

The DMV is given until no later than Jan. 1, 2015, to
develop a process for accepting alternative documentation, but
Alejo said officials with the agency told him they may be able to
begin issuing the licenses in September or October of
2014.