Latino Action Network: “Now is the Time to Pass Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants.”
New Jersey Plus recorded a special podcast recording of the immigration workshop held during the Latino Action Network 2019 Legislative Conference.
The Latino Action Network (“LAN”) recently held their 2019 Legislative Conference held in Newark, New Jersey. LAN is a progressive grassroots organization that advocates for issues affecting the Latino community in the state. Their legislative conference is the largest gathering of Latino activists, organizations, and elected officials in the state. The workshops that were covered Immigrant Rights, Education, Healthcare, Affordable Housing, Environmental Justice, and Criminal Justice Reform.
New Jersey Plus recorded LAN’s immigration workshop and published it as one of the first in a series of Special Podcast episodes covering currently policy issues in New Jersey. The workshop provided a recap of key immigration policy stories from 2018 and delved into the legislative politics of passing a law allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. The workshop panelists included:
- Johanna Calle, Director of New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice,
- Erika Nava, Policy Analyst for New Jersey Policy Perspective, &
- Christian Estevez, President of Latino Action Network
You can listen to the episode below:
