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When the Illegal Immigrant Has a License and Auto Insurance

When the Illegal Immigrant Has a License and Auto Insurance Of late, there's been so much focus on the illegal immigrant in the media that we in the insurance industry have decided to have our say, as well. Here goes. Of all the fifty US states, there are only twelve that give driving privileges to the undocumented immigrant. In the other states, any undocumented immigrant that drives does so without having been issued a license. Without a license, you can bet your bottom dollar that there is no auto insurance to cover an accident. If a legal driver is the not at fault party of a collision, not only will there be no coverage to pay for damages from the other party, but it's likely there will be no out-of-pocket money to speak of in compensation as well. Good reason to invest in uninsured motorist of underinsured motorist insurance, huh?! In any case, the danger involved in illegal immigrant driving has prompted the few states that do offer some form of driving