{"id":56580,"date":"2018-01-12T05:33:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T05:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=56580"},"modified":"2018-01-12T05:33:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T05:33:42","slug":"hundreds-attend-rally-in-support-of-drivers-license-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/hundreds-attend-rally-in-support-of-drivers-license-bill.html","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds attend rally in support of driver\u2019s license bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Hundreds attend rally in support of driver\u2019s license bill<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Hundreds of New Jersey residents attended a rally in Elizabeth Thursday in support of a bill that would create a state-purpose driver&#8217;s license for people who can&#8217;t meet the six strict requirement points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The crowd gathered for the \u2018Let\u2019s drive New Jersey\u2019 campaign. The bill would allow people to get a driver\u2019s license through a second-tier state identification card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, a primary sponsor of the bill, says that it is a matter of public safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;If you&#8217;re on the New Jersey Turnpike, you want to make sure the car in front of you\u2026that they know how to drive and they know the rules of the road,\u201d she says. \u201cIf by chance there&#8217;s an accident, that they&#8217;re going to stay and give you their insurance card.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A study by the New Jersey Policy Perspective finds that about 466,000 undocumented immigrants in New Jersey are of driving age. If they receive licenses there would a 3.8 percent increase of licensed drivers in the state. Quijano says that this will improve insurance rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">She adds that the bill would empower not only undocumented immigrants, but also senior citizens, survivors of domestic violence, transgender residents and college students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cI just want everyone to know how to drive on the streets of New Jersey,\u201d Quijano says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The licenses would only be used for driving. 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