Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan, once proposed allowing undocumented immigrants to secure driver’s licenses, making the case that not doing so would be discriminatory. Right now, if you’re undocumented, you don’t get access to a driver’s license. 3 A resurfaced 2018 clip shows Abdul El-Sayed calling it discrimination to deny undocumented immigrants access to driver’s licenses in Michigan. Detroit PBS/YouTube“Because America does not have a national ID card like the Europeans and other nations, state driver’s licenses are a stand-in for that ID card. “Providing them driver’s licenses is a huge step in allowing them to easily live and work in the United States,” he added.