(BOSTON) DEC 1 – CONNECTICUT’S MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT MONDAY BEGAN ACCEPTING ONLINE APPOINTMENTS FOR WRITTEN TESTS FROM AN ESTIMATED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE LIVING IN THE STATE ILLEGALLY.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE:
COMMISSIONER CURREY SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE 2012 ORDER GRANDFATHERED IN YOUNGER DRIVERS BUT HIS LATEST ORDER IS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE CONNECTICUT PROGRAM IS CALLED DRIVE ONLY. THE STATE CHECKS CRIMINAL HISTORIES BUT APPLICANTS HAVE TO AFFIRM THEY’LL LEGALIZE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS ONCE THEY’RE ELIGIBLE. THE PERMIT WILL BE MAILED TO APPLICANTS THEREBY VERIFYING THEIR ADDRESS.
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CONNECTICUT’S DMV COMMISSIONER MELODY CURREY SAYS THE STATE HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH IMMIGRANT ADVOCATE GROUPS TO TRAIN TRAINERS TO SO THEY CAN COACH IMMIGRANTS HOW TO TAKE THE TEST. NATIONALLY, IMMIGRANTS HAVE HAD A HIGH FAILURE RATE, SHE SAYS.
THE STATE IS UPDATING ITS SPANISH VERSIONS OF THE WRITTEN TEST AND DRIVER’S MANUAL. THEY’RE ALSO CREATING NEW TESTS AND MANUALS IN FRENCH, POLISH, PORTUGUESE AND ITALIAN. AND….WAIT FOR IT….PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO DEVELOP A MANDARIN CHINESE TEST.