{"id":21518,"date":"2024-10-02T01:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=21518"},"modified":"2024-09-30T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T21:25:06","slug":"mythbusting-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/02\/mythbusting-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Mythbusting Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community Leaders Discuss Failed Driver\u2019s License Legislation For Undocumented Residents<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Monica Carrillo<\/em><\/p>\n

The Community Library, The Alliance of Idaho, and The Hunger Coalition held a panel discussion last week, confronting the myths and facts about immigrants in Blaine County and Idaho.
\nLuis Campos, legal director for The Alliance, provided a short presentation debunking several common myths about immigrants and immigration before joining others for the panel.
\nThis included Steve England, Hailey police chief, Rick Naerebout, Idaho Dairyman\u2019s Association\u2019s chief executive officer, Becky Lopez, executive director of The Alliance of Idaho, and Naomi Spence, co-executive director of The Hunger Coalition, where they eventually shared their thoughts on \u201cManejando Sin Miedo\u201d (Driving Without Fear) \u2013 a campaign that supported legislation for driver\u2019s licenses for the undocumented community.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019ve all worked hard to try to get on the floor, and it\u2019s failed twice now,\u201d Spence said. \u201cSo we will try to keep working on that but God bless Idaho.\u201d
\n\u201cManejando Sin Miedo\u201d was started in 2021 by Poder of Idaho, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes and organizes the Latino and immigrant community for cultural and policy change.
\nAccording to their website, the campaign supported the Driver\u2019s Authorization Card, but the bill did not pass. They tried again in 2023 by supporting the Restricted Driver\u2019s License Bill and were able to collect over 10,000 signatures across Idaho.
\nThe legislation was sent to the Senate floor \u201cwithout recommendation\u201d \u2014 the farthest the bill has gotten in the state of Idaho.
\n\u201cI shouldn\u2019t say we, I\u2019m not speaking for all law enforcement. Excuse me on this, because there\u2019s a lot of law enforcement don\u2019t want to see this \u2013 but I, as a law enforcement official in the state, Idaho and in our community, would like to see that we get a driver\u2019s permit for all persons that are able to and of age in Idaho,\u201d England said.
\n\u201cOne thing I see in our job is it would give us a chance to identify that person, fill out a correct citation on them, and actually feel comfortable of who we\u2019re dealing with.\u201d
\nCampos also said the potential for increased driver\u2019s license infractions within the immigrant community comes from the lack of legislation allowing them to obtain licenses. However, he clarified this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they increase crime in a community.
\nHowever, with the political makeup right now, Naerebout said it might not be possible to pass a similar bill in the near future.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re just not going to have the legislative makeup to try and move that bill forward and take it back in front of the legislature. It\u2019s unfortunate, but that\u2019s the political reality of the state we\u2019re in right now,\u201d Naerebout said.
\nEstefania Mondragon, executive director of Poder of Idaho, confirmed that the \u201cManejando Sin Miedo\u201d campaign is currently on hiatus and will be postponed until further notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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