On Thursday, February 28th, impacted residents who cannot get access to a driver’s licenses in New Jersey, joined by supporters delivered more than 15,000 petition signatures in support of expanding access to drivers licenses to all residents regardless of status at Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin’s in-district office in Woodbridge.

New data released today by New Jersey Policy Perspective finds the economic security of New Jersey’s low-income families is significantly impacted by access to a driver’s license. Specifically, expanding access to driver’s licenses this year could help more than 719,000 NJ residents who make less than $25,000 a year, the re-entry population, and undocumented immigrants. Further, the data shows, boost the state’s economy to 9 million for the first three years a much-needed revenue increase for the state’s budget.

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