A new law will give undocumented immigrants in New York the right to obtain driver's licenses. It's a freedom local activists spent years fighting for but there are a lot of people with questions about the Green Light New York law as well.

After years of debating, state officials gave the "Green Light New York" bill a go. Undocumented immigrants have the right to get driver's licenses.

It’s a victory for those at the Workers' Center of Central New York.

"To wait any longer is a day too long with the rate of family separation that's happening around here,” said Kayla Kelechian, Workers' Center of Central New York organizer.

Local activists say this law gives undocumented immigrants the freedom to move, while also helping the community.

"Public safety, more education around the rules of the road and it's an economic end labor issue,” said Kelechian. “People are going to be able to retain their jobs, produce to our dairy state."

But, some county clerks believe this law will do more harm than good.

"When you have somebody walking up to our DMV and presenting any kind of document, whether it looks like it's fraudulent or not and you have to accept it, I don't think that has anything to do with safety concerns,” said Susan Dwyer, a Cayuga County clerk.

Another concern is verifying documents.

"They are going to train us to say you don't have a right to object to this,” said Dwyer. “You have to accept it. You scan it."

Dywer questions whether other clerks are going to process these licenses at all.

"This one concerns me the most I've ever done in 15 years,” said Dwyer. “But we're going to read it, we're going to be trained, we're going to do our best to do it. It's the law. I'm going to follow the law."

The Green Light New York law will take effect in December. Governor Cuomo signed the bill into law Monday night after a close 33 to 29 vote in the state Senate.