Atlanta has no plans to issue ID cards to immigrants without legal status
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed does not plan to follow his New York City counterpart’s lead and propose making municipal ID cards available to residents regardless of their legal status.
“We are interested in finding ways to make the city of Atlanta a more welcoming city. But right now this particular initiative is not on our agenda,” Carlos Campos, a spokesman for Reed, said in an email.
This month – in his first state of the city address – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said municipal ID cards would help immigrants without legal status open up bank accounts, enter into apartment leases and check out library books. He campaigned for mayor on the same issue, saying the ID cards would also help build bridges between the city’s immigrant communities and police.
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