Benito Torres knows too well the difficulties of everyday life in New Jersey without a driver s license.
An undocumented Mexican immigrant living in Millville, Torres has gotten several summonses over the years for driving without a license.
He needs to drive to get to the furniture warehouse where he works. And there are other hang-ups as well: A side job as an auto mechanic is harder because he has struggled to exchange tools at hardware stores without a license. Even buying a beer after a hard day s work is more complicated without a standard ID.
“I’ve been here 17 years, and since the first day I got here, I have wanted to have a driver’s license,’’ he said. He s in the process of legalizing his status, he said, but that may take months.
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MILLVILLE, N.J. – Benito Torres knows too well the difficulties of everyday life in New Jersey without a driver s license.
An undocumented Mexican immigrant living in Millville, New Jersey, Torres has gotten several summonses over the years for driving without a license.
He needs to drive to get to the furniture warehouse where he works. And there are other hang-ups as well: A side job as an auto mechanic is harder because he has struggled to exchange tools at hardware stores without a license. Even buying a beer after a hard day s work is more complicated without a standard ID.
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