Nebraska so far has issued 1,300 driver's licenses to children of illegal immigrants

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joe Duggan

LINCOLN — Nebraska issued 1,300 driver’s licenses during the first two-plus months of a new law that ended the state’s controversial ban on driving by children of illegal immigrants.

The licenses were issued from May 29 through Aug. 5, said Rhonda Lahm, director of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. Nebraska was the last state to withhold driver’s licenses from those accepted into the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

The program, started in 2012 by President Barack Obama, provides renewable work authorizations to immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.

DMV records show Douglas County has issued the most DACA driver’s licenses with 423, followed by Lancaster (133) and Hall (123) Counties. Counties rounding out the top 10 are Adams, Platte, Colfax, Sarpy, Dawson, Dodge and Madison.

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[maindawg]

1. I thought if you were born

in the USA then you are an automatic citizen. Is there some kind of racist law excluding people of Latin descent.?

[jwirr]

2. These are children who were born in Mexico and brought here by their parents. The Dreamers.

[maindawg]

3. oh

ok. Still , tough for these people . Jeez they have no country.