Gov. Walz signs bill granting driver's licenses to unauthorized immigrants in Minnesota

New opportunities have opened for the estimated 80,000 immigrants in Minnesota who have been barred from obtaining driver's licenses for more than 20 years.

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law at the Minnesota National Guard Armory in St. Paul on Tuesday that will allow unauthorized immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.

Now, advocates say, more people will be able to reliably commute to work and school with driver's licenses, and that can translate to better pay to support families. They will legally be able to drive for errands and events, such as taking their child to a friend's birthday party, something many people take for granted that was out of reach for some families, Walz said.

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