12/3/07-Gov. Matt Blunt said he wants to crackdown on illegal immigration by barring people who are in the state illegally from obtaining driver’s licenses.
Blunt said the state already has protections in place to prevent illegal immigrants from getting driver’s licenses, but there isn’t a specific law forbidding it.
State law now allows people who are not U.S. citizens to obtain Missouri driver’s licenses by showing a federal form validating their lawful presence. Their status then is confirmed through a federal database, The Associated Press reported.
The legislation that is expected to be introduced in the regular session that begins Jan. 9 also would prohibit people from helping illegal immigrants obtain driver’s licenses.
Penalties for violating the proposed rules have not been set.