Sanchez v. State

CADY, Justice.

Immigrant access to driver’s licenses has surfaced as a controversial issue in Iowa and throughout the United States, and it frames the issue presented in this appeal. 1 Yet, this case does not require us to pass upon the merits of the competing policy arguments surrounding this issue— that is the role of the legislature. Rather, our task is to determine the legality and constitutionality of the practice in Iowa of denying driver’s licenses to illegal aliens residing in this state. For the reasons that follow, we conclude the practice is both legal and constitutional. We affirm…