The municipal ID cards Un extrait de AFP New York creates ID card for all, even illegal immigrants Often in the United States, drivers licenses are used as identity documents, but in New York, 46 percent of the residents are unlicensed, the mayor has said. The new card will be available starting January 2015 and will be free for the first year. To get it, applicants must furnish proof of their identity and their residency in New York. The city counts 8.4 million residents, more than a third of whom were born overseas, according to the US Census Bureau. People applying for the municipal ID card will not be asked about their immigrant status, he emphasized. This is about normalizing and improving peoples lives, the Democratic mayor said, describing New York as a beacon of hope and inclusion.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 08:13:28 +0000
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