San Francisco will begin issuing municipal identification cards to illegal immigrants next year, becoming the second city in the country (the first being New Haven, Connecticut) to create such a program in the wake of stalled immigration reform efforts in Washington.
The board of supervisors Tuesday gave the final OK needed to create the ID card program, effectively legitimizing the city's estimated 40,000 illegal immigrants.
The cards will be available to anyone living in the city next August and used as proof of identity when it comes to most facets of city business, from library service to police stops. Although immigrants are the prime target for the ID program, the cards will available to anyone who wants them.
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