Atlanta, GA. (WGXA) – Casa, a legal group for immigrants and the community of the working class, took over their concerns about the Capitol that immigrants had no access to driver licenses and the effects of the Senate Act 21 without papers.
16 states of the country allow and documented immigrants to receive driver licenses. The state of Georgia is not.
Daniela Rodriguez, Managing Director of Migrant Equity Southeast, says that you sometimes have to drive a car regardless of your citizens' status.
“Nobody should have to drive with fear. It is easy to say if you don't have a driver's license, you shouldn't go, but I saw your children to the hospital, people who have to live in a food desert and have to go for a long time to get food “, Said Rodriguez.
The Casa members also expressed their concerns about SB 21, which dispenses with sovereign immunity for communities that say goodbye to a sanctuary guidelines.
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“This is a law that is also aimed at our communities here, so we want to increase our voices. We want to feel safe in our communities, which are not targeted,” said Angela Cruz, who is a Casa member.
The draft law gives space for cities and counties that can be taken with legal steps if someone believes that they do not follow immigration laws.
According to Cruz, this calculation will only cause more stress within the immigrant community.
“Our trust in the local communities continues to deteriorate what this law will do. By enforcing closer relationships between immigration and the police, the feeling will not make us safer,” said Cruz.
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