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As Massachusetts voters prepare to decide whether unauthorized immigrants should be allowed to obtain driver’s licenses, court data from neighboring New York shows a steep decline in unlicensed driving since the state implemented a similar law. Police in New York arrested about 57,000 unlicensed drivers a year before state lawmakers narrowly approved the Green Light Law in 2019, making most immigrants eligible for licenses regardless of their legal status. In 2021, those arrests declined to about 30,000 and are on a similar pace for this year, according to records obtained by GBH News from the New York State Unified Court System. Advocates say the sharp drop in unlicensed driving cases has improved road safety and freed police officers to pursue more serious public safety needs.