California to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses

[Landon Caeli]

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said Wednesday.

The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally. The issue was thrust into the public's consciousness in August, when a tractor-trailer driver not authorized to be in the U.S. made an illegal U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people.

California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants

The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Landon Caeli]

This is how the current administration helps Americans with getting good paying jobs. Things like this need to be happening.

 

[Delvianna]

So I guess the meme was correct??

17,000 for 1 state for drivers is a huge number. I'm glad to see California doing something about it but it shouldn't have happened in the first place.

 

[comana]

This is how the current administration helps Americans with getting good paying jobs. Things like this need to be happening.

This doesn’t prevent qualified immigrants from getting CDLs, the only change is the expiration date will align with the visa expiration date.

 

[Landon Caeli]

This doesn’t prevent qualified immigrants from getting CDLs, the only change is the expiration date will align with the visa expiration date.

But it will prevent employers from hiring truckers who they "think" are legally allowed to drive trucks in this country, but aren't.

 

[SavedByGrace3]

So I guess the meme was correct??

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17,000 for 1 state for drivers is a huge number. I'm glad to see California doing something about it but it shouldn't have happened in the first place.

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