by the El Reportero staff
ID for the undocumented Members of the Day Labor Program march on Mission St. toward City Hall to support legislation. (photo by Marvin J. Ramirez)
The legislation sponsored by San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano which will provide undocumented with a City ID card, received strong support from labor and immigrant rights groups at a City Hall hearing on Wednesday after filling in some details.
If it passes, it San Francisco will become the first mayor city in the nation to pass such legislation.
From the Mission District, members of the Day Labor Program marched to City Hall to express their support to the proposal, which will bring them out, a little bit, from the shadow.
As the proposed legislation now stands, residents would be required to complete an application form, show proof of identity and San Francisco residency to receive a city ID card.
For immigrants without state ID or a passport, identity could be demonstrated by providing any number of documents, from a foreign birth certificate, to a Social Security card.
To prove residency, applicants would be asked to present documents showing both a name and a residential address in San Francisco. Those documents include utility bills, rental agreements, homeless shelter forms and bank statements.
The action on Wednesday sent the legislation proposal to a committee to be voted on at another date.
