Should RI Offer Drivers' Licenses to Undocumented Residents? Roger Williams Experts and ACLU Talk Policy

PROVIDENCE, RI—Roger Williams University is hosting a policy talk about driver's licenses for undocumented residents. According to the school, the session will include the presentation of a report by Law School Professor Deborah Gonzalez and Latino Policy Institute researcher, J. Alejandro Tirado-Alcaraz.

The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Col. James J. Mendonca, chief of Central Falls Police Department; Brian Hull, director of economic opportunity for the City of Providence; and Steven Brown, executive director of the Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Here are the specifics:

WHEN: 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5

WHERE: Roger Williams University Providence campus, 1 Empire St., fourth floor, Providence Community Room

WHAT: Release of report by Roger Williams University School of Law and Latino Policy Institute at RWU regarding driver’s licenses for undocumented Rhode Islanders

WHO: Welcome and introductions by Anna Cano Morales, Latino Policy Institute director; RWU Provost Andrew Workman; and RWU School of Law assistant dean for experiential education Andrew Horwitz.