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TouchDownBurrito t1_ivp7mks wrote

Because then they’re tested and licensed to drive and can get insurance. After passing a similar law to allow them licenses Utah saw an 80% drop in uninsured driver and New Mexico saw a 60% drop.

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Wtf_is_this1234 t1_ivp8be6 wrote

That's only the case if they bother to go through the effort of getting a license. There is no real incentive to do so if they've been managing this long without bothering.

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TouchDownBurrito t1_ivp9666 wrote

> That’s only the case if they bother to go through the effort of getting a license.

And the data shows they do, again:

> After passing a similar law to allow them licenses Utah saw an 80% drop in uninsured driver and New Mexico saw a 60% drop.

You don’t think having 60-80% less uninsured drivers on the road is a positive?

> There is no real incentive to do so if they’ve been managing this long without bothering.

The incentive is being able to have insurance, no one wants to be out of pocket when their new car is totaled.

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metallzoa t1_ivpl7ln wrote

the insurance incentive is not even the main reason. As sketchy as this can sound, the majority of these people want to do everything they can to follow the rules because the ultimate goal is acquiring lawful residence. I have a lot of friends & relatives who are in this situation and I assure you that being able to get a license now is literally life-changing. Nobody wants to be stopped by the police and have no ID or an out-of-state license.

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ik1nky t1_ivp9f65 wrote

If there is no incentive to do so, then nothing will change. So why not pass this?

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