Thousands of undocumented immigrants lined up across California on Friday to obtain driver’s licenses for the first time. A law approved in late 2013 makes California the most populous state to provide driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The measure drew wide support from police officials and insurance companies as well as immigrants’ rights groups. A Department of Motor Vehicles spokesperson welcomed the law’s implementation.

Armando Botello: “This is a very, very important day for DMV and for California in general, because this is the first day that people who are undocumented residents of California are able to obtain their license in a legal manner because of the implementation of AB60, the law that allows them to obtain a license.”