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Wisconsin issues illegal immigrants special cards

By Associated Press

UNDATED – Wisconsin would join Utah, as the only states to issue illegal immigrants special cards that allow them to drive but don't serve as official identification. The plan was included in Wisconsin's state budget approved by a democratic-controlled committee on Friday. It is subject to approval by the full legislature and Governor Jim Doyle. According to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, Utah is the only state with a 2-tiered system like what is being proposed in Wisconsin. Washington, Illinois and New Mexico, allow illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses. In Hawaii, they can get a state I.D., but not a driver's license.