The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill Thursday that would allow immigrants in the country illegally to obtain state driver’s licenses, moving the proposed change one step closer to becoming law.
Democratic Sen. President Karen Spilka said that those in the country illegally “deserve to be able to safely get to work and school, care for their families and participate in the lives of their communities.”of Representatives this year, also by a wide enough margin to withstand a Baker veto.
Supporters of the measure gathered outside the Statehouse on Thursday to press senators to pass the bill.Related:
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