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California DMV prepares for wave of undocumented immigrants seeking licenses
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Sep 25, 2014
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California DMV prepares for wave of undocumented immigrants seeking licenses
Undocumented immigrants living in California will be able to sign-up for a driver's license starting January 2015. The DMV estimates almost 1.5 million people will apply over the next three years.
File: People wait in line outside of the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2009.
People wait in line outside of the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2009.
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Undocumented immigrants living in California will be able to sign-up for a driver's license starting January 2015. The DMV estimates almost 1.5 million people will apply over the next three years.

Undocumented immigrants living in California will be able to sign-up for a driver's license starting January 2015.

The DMV estimates almost 1.5 million people will apply for one over the next three years.

KPCC's Josie Huang explains how the state is getting ready for the surge in new applicants.

Read the full story: California DMV hiring 900 to serve immigrant drivers