The Vermont Senate is delaying action until next week on a bill allowing immigrant farm workers to become Vermont drivers.
The Senate was going to debate the measure this week. It was approved last week by the Transportation Committee by a vote of 4-1.
But now it’s being sent to the Finance Committee for review because it contains a fee – which an immigrant would pay to get the special driving privilege card.
Vermont dairy farms employ an estimated 1,500 Mexican farmworkers, many of whom are in this country illegally. The bill would allow them to drive provided they pass the usual learner’s permit and driving tests.