Alabama adopted an English-only policy for driver’s license examinations
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Alabama adopted an English-only policy for driver’s license examinations, requiring that all written driving tests be administered exclusively in English and thereby restricting access for non-English-speaking applicants.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Alabama English-only driver’s license examinations policy | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
language policy
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state government policy ⓘ |
| affects | non-English-speaking driver’s license applicants in Alabama ⓘ |
| aimsTo | standardize language used in driver’s license written tests ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
State of Alabama
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driver’s license written examinations ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized by advocates for non-English-speaking residents
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supported by proponents of English as the sole official language ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | spoken language outside the examination context ⓘ |
| domain |
driver licensing
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public safety regulation ⓘ |
| effect | restricted access to driver’s licenses for non-English-speaking applicants ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
barriers to obtaining a driver’s license for residents with limited English proficiency
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limitations on language accommodation in state-administered tests ⓘ potential disparate impact on immigrant communities ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Alabama Department of Public Safety
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Alabama state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | English-only movement in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibitsUseOf | non-English languages on written driver’s license examinations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
civil rights and anti-discrimination law debates
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language access in government services ⓘ official English policies in U.S. states ⓘ |
| requiresLanguage | English ⓘ |
| targets | written portion of driver’s license examinations ⓘ |
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Alexander v. Sandoval
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Alabama adopted an English-only policy for driver’s license examinations
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