A major reason why Alexi Giannoulias, the Secretary of State for Illinois, says the switch was needed because “TVDL’s have become the Scarlet Letter of an individual’s immigration status and sadly exposes them to discrimination or immigration enforcement.” The goal of the new legislation is to “allow immigrants to obtain a standard driver license and prevent the stigma, instances of discrimination and will enable immigrants to use the standard license as identification for basic necessities like filing prescriptions or renting an apartment.” As Lawrence Benito, the CEO of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights states, “this bill is another step toward full inclusion of immigrants.”