Secretary of State Ruth Johnson didn't advertise her reversal of a hard-line position barring young undocumented immigrants from being legally able to drive to work or school, Laura Berman writes in the Detroit News.
The announcement came late Friday, after months of clinging to a futile position that even the governor distanced himself from.
It wasn't Johnson's proudest moment — but it was completely predictable, given the untenable position she took.
Johnson lost her battle to deny Michigan driver's licenses or I.D. cards to the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
It was a maverick position from the start.
Earlier coverage
Break for Young Immigrants: Policy Switch Opens Door to Michigan Driver's Licenses, Feb. 2
