evidence: Unauthorized immigrants eligible for Minnesota driver's licenses now [...] More than 80,000 unauthorized immigrants became eligible to obtain a driver's license or state identification Sunday. The new law was the realization of two decades of campaigning from activists and some DFL politicians. The legislation passed earlier this year eliminated the requirement to prove legal residence in the United States to obtain identification. Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill into law in March, giving unauthorized immigrants the ability to legally drive and access to better work or educational opportunities, he said.