State officials have said they expect it will take at least a year before the actual licenses are issued.
after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill to do that Thursday, capping years of pressure from activists and supporters.
Hundreds of immigrants, many who likely will benefit from the new law, cheered Murphy at Snyder Academy in Elizabeth, where nearly two years ago a coalition of organizations launched the Let’s Drive NJ campaign that aimed to get support for the controversial measure. “We should acknowledge that many immigrant residents are already behind the wheel, and on our roads going to work and school or simply to the grocery store ... you haven’t been asking for special treatment, you have been asking us to acknowledge your reality."
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