US Politics
California's Stand: Protecting Privacy Over Federal Pressure in the Driver's License Data Battle
California lawmakers are withholding $55 million from Governor Newsom's budget to prevent the state DMV from connecting to a national driver's license database, fearing it could expose undocumented immigrants to deportation. This is a courageous defense of human dignity and privacy against systems designed for surveillance, protecting over a million Californians from a potential government betrayal.