Politics & Government

‘Driver’s licenses for all:’ Why some advocates call for expanding access in Wisconsin

WXPR | By Jonah Chester
Published March 22, 2023 at 5:26 AM CDT
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Thousands rallied at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on May 1, 2019, to advocate for driver’s licenses for all, regardless of immigration status. The Day without Latinxs and Immigrants rally and strike was organized by Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant rights organization. Voces organized buses to bring in demonstrators from 17 cities around the state, including Green Bay, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dells and Appleton.
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Wisconsin, which once provided a driver’s license pathway for residents who entered the country illegally, now leaves them with few safe options.

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Jonah Chester
Jonah Chester is Wisconsin Public Radio's 2022-2023 Mike Simonson Memorial Investigative Reporting Fellow embedded in the Wisconsin Watch newsroom. He most recently worked at Public News Service, a national radio news service, where he covered Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. He previously produced the 6 O'Clock News at WORT 89.9 FM in Madison, where he won numerous awards from the Milwaukee Press Club and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for his reporting on issues in Dane County and south-central Wisconsin.
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