The day undocumented immigrants have waited for 10 years, had finally come last week. California governor Jerry Brown signed a law on Thursday, that will allow undocumented immigrants to get their driver's licenses in the state. Governor Brown hopes other states will follow this and stated that this is only the first step. The new measure which is known as Assembly Bill 60, will go into effect no later than January 1, 2015. Read more here.
I am happy to hear about this because driving cars is absolutely essential in our lives in America. We drive our cars to go to work, to shopping and to school. Without cars, our lives will certainly be limited. Before I got my drivers license, I had to get a ride from my parents to go to most places which made it hard for me to do things. This article made me think of how much American people relies on cars for a living. In Japan where I used to live, there is a significantly larger number of people that rides the train or just ride their bikes to go to school, work, or to shopping. It was normal for people to not drive their cars to do everyday things. There are many other countries where cars aren't essential for living. I personally think that the necessity of cars in America could sometimes make it a place that is a little hard to live in.
This is a nice blog post. It is true that our life is limited without the use of cars. This leads us to question how society is set up that cars should not be such a necessary aspect of our lives. Unless you live downtown, it seems you cannot do anything at all without a vehicle
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice blog post. It is true that our life is limited without the use of cars. This leads us to question how society is set up that cars should not be such a necessary aspect of our lives. Unless you live downtown, it seems you cannot do anything at all without a vehicle
ReplyDelete