State Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes, D-Duluth, is pushing legislation that would increase a non-U.S. citizen’s ability to get a driver’s license in Georgia.
Islam Parkes recently filed Senate Bill 478, also known as the Freedom To Drive Act, to give immigrants greater access to “government-issued identification and driving authorization cards.”
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