The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who made national news last month by revealing he is an undocumented immigrant has lost his driver’s license. Washington state investigators with the Department of Licensing canceled Jose Antonio Vargas’s license after it was revealed he was not living at the address he provided to the state. In June, Vargas wrote a lengthy article for the New York Times Magazine, admitting he has been hiding his true immigration status for nearly 20 years, causing him great personal turmoil. Originally from the Philippines, Vargas’s mother put him on a plane to the United States when he was 12 years old in the hopes of giving him a better life. Vargas says he was inspired to come forward by DREAM Act activists who publicly declared their undocumented status in an effort to pass legislation allowing undocumented children a path to citizenship.
Award-Winning Undocumented Immigrant Journalist Loses License
HeadlineJul 26, 2011