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http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3527810

Assembly committee OKs bill allowing licenses for illegal immigrants

SACRAMENTO An Assembly committee has approved legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to get California driver's licenses. The vote came despite opposition from Schwarzenegger administration officials who said the bill was premature.

Representatives of the state's Department of Motor Vehicles and Office of Homeland Security say lawmakers should wait until the federal government issues regulations spelling out the details of requirements for the licenses.

One official suggested the licenses could be used by terrorists.

But the measure's author, Senator Gil Cedillo, says it would implement security requirements sought by Governor Schwarzenegger and required by federal legislation signed by President Bush.

The licenses would have to be of a different color or design than driver's licenses held by other motorists and they could be used only for driving, not as widely recognized identification documents.

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