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Proposal would ban drivers licenses for some young immigrants

Some want to remove protections DACA offers

University of North Georgia student Diana Paola Vela-Martinez meets with fellow student Gian Cella on Friday afternoon at the school’s Gainesville campus before heading out to a local neighborhood on a voter registration drive.

0713immigration3 — University of North Georgia student Diana Paola Vela-Martinez meets with fellow student Gian Cella on Friday afternoon at the school’s Gainesville campus before heading out to a local neighborhood on a voter registration drive.

Like many young adults, Diana Paola Vela-Martinez’s life blossomed when she received her driver’s license. The world truly opened up to her then. Vela-Martinez was able to travel to places she only dreamed of as a little girl.