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NYC approves creation of ID card program for undocumented immigrants
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/26/nyc-approves-creation-of-id-card-program-for-undocumented-immigrants/
NYC approves creation of ID card program for undocumented immigrants
By Reuters
Thursday, June 26, 2014 17:06 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Council on Thursday voted to create the nation’s largest municipal identification card program to include illegal immigrants.
The plan, approved in a 43-3 vote with two abstentions, will allow some 500,000 illegal immigrants in the city to open bank accounts, sign apartment leases and access other services where a photo ID is required.
Supporters of the bill, including Mayor Bill de Blasio said the ID cards will reduce obstacles for senior citizens, homeless individuals and illegal immigrants.
“We will protect the almost half-million undocumented New Yorkers, whose voices too often go unheard … simply because they lack identification,” de Blasio said in his first State of the City speech delivered in February.
