Springfield, IL-Today, Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross, Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno and Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights CEO Lawrence Benito along with business leaders expressed their support for legislation providing temporary drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants to improve safety on Illinois roads This is sensible and … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Supporters
Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Aldermen Urge General Assembly to Pass Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, 28 Chicago Aldermen led by Alderman Solis, Moreno and Moore calls on legislators to have COURAGE and put HIGHWAY SAFETY FIRST On Thursday November 15, 2012, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 28 Chicago Aldermen urged the Illinois General Assembly to have courage and put highway safety first by passing legislation in veto … Continue reading »
ACTION ALERT! Tell Your Representative to Support Highway Safety!
Tell Your Representative to Support Highway Safety: Driver’s Licenses for ALL Illinois Motorists Illinois law requires anyone applying for a driver’s license to provide a Social Security number (SSN). This law prevents 250,000 Illinois immigrant motorists who cannot get SSNs from getting licenses— even though they need to drive to support their families. These unlicensed, uninsured drivers are … Continue reading »
HSC Calls on Legislators to Move Beyond Politics and Put Highway Safety First
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran speaking at Highway Coalition press conference in the Thompson Center, Chicago, on November 13, 2012 The Highway Safety Coalition gathered for a press conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago called on legislators to move beyond politics of fear and division and to find real solutions. A coalition of law … Continue reading »
Illinois Restaurant Association: Drivers Licenses Are Smart Economic Policy!
My name is Billy Lawless and I am an Executive Board Member of the Illinois Restaurant Association. I am here this morning on behalf of our Association and on behalf of every restaurateur in the state of Illinois. The restaurant industry is invariably linked with immigration and always has been. A century ago Eastern and … Continue reading »
Bipartisan Support of Highway Safety Coalition Grows!
Law Enforcement Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Kane County Sheriff Patrick Perez Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington Berwyn Chief of Police Jim Ritz Melrose Park Chief of Police Rosa Pitassi Cook County Judge Jesse Reyes Cook County Judge Patrick McGann (retired) Hispanic Illinois State Law Enforcement Association (HISLEA) Elected Officials … Continue reading »