"An illegal driver presents many dangers in our country whether they have a driver’s license or not," said Mary Ann Mendoza, whose son, Mesa Police Sgt. Brandon Mendoza, was killed in 2014 after an immigrant living in the country without permission, who was driving drunk on the wrong side of the road, struck him head-on. "When your family is affected by illegal crime, especially by an illegal driver, you tend to view things more realistically," Mendoza said. Several other states, including New York, New Jersey and California, allow immigrants living in the country without permission to get similar driving privileges. MORE THAN A MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SCORED CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSES, STATE DMV ANNOUNCESGalo was convicted of manslaughter, spent six weeks in jail and was deported in 2013.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2020 02:37 UTC