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Deferred Action Immigrants To Be Given Driver's Licenses In Iowa

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01-23-2013, 08:38 PM
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Good news to our Iowan dreamers!!

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WASHINGTON -- The state of Iowa will now grant driver's licenses to young undocumented immigrants granted deferred action by the Obama administration, a reversal in the wake of new guidelines from the federal government to clarify whether immigrants allowed to stay in the country can be defined as "lawfully present."

Iowa was one of five states -- Arizona, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska and North Carolina -- that banned deferred action recipients from receiving driver's licenses or took existing ones away. Two of those states, North Carolina and Michigan, confirmed to HuffPost on Wednesday they are reviewing their policies.

"The new information announced late last Friday from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services changes the definition of persons granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status," Iowa Department of Transportations officials said in a statement on Wednesday.
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01-23-2013, 09:42 PM
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Wow...some of these states are finally getting it that Federal Law triumphs over State Laws. Congrats Dreamers from Iowa.
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North Carolina and Michigan, confirmed to HuffPost on Wednesday they are reviewing their policies.
Hopefully Michigan is next.
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01-23-2013, 11:20 PM
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Congrats to you guys in Iowa!!!
Pray for us in MI
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01-23-2013, 11:51 PM
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01-23-2013, 11:55 PM
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This is awesome news!! now time to raid the DMV's in Iowa and get those DL's lol.
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01-24-2013, 12:09 AM
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Nice to hear Iowans get their piece of the Dream as well.

Next up is MI. Come on Snyder, do at least one sensible thing to start the new year.
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Really hoping Michigan is next! C'mon Ruth Johnson....
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