Posted on 09/22/2007 6:01:01 AM PDT by kellynla
September 22, 2007 -- ALBANY - Gov. Spitzer announced yesterday that illegal immigrants will get driver's licenses - but at a cost to legal citizens because they'll now be useless as airport ID. Spitzer said the state would no longer require a Social Security number or proof that a person is not eligible for such a number in order to qualify for a driver's license.
That change clashes with the 2005 REAL ID law passed by Congress that states require, among other things, a Social Security number in order to get a license. States have until December 2009 to be in compliance.
States that fail to meet the standards will lose their certification by the Department of Homeland Security, meaning that driver's licenses in those states will no longer be valid for air travel, entry to federal facilities and for tax purposes.
Travelers will now have to carry a second form of ID, like a passport, which was met with criticism yesterday.
"To outright dismiss the security needs of our state and nation and provide illegal aliens documentation is dangerous and inconceivable," said Sen. Dale Volker (R-Depew).
"Gov. Spitzer should not view New York state driver's licenses like baseball cards - handing them out just to score political points."
Rep. Peter King (R-L.I.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, said: "I strongly disagree with giving state-authorized IDs to illegal immigrants. More importantly, this proposal raises serious homeland-security concerns."
New York is the eighth state to give licenses to undocumented aliens.
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UGH! Spitzer sucks! Can we NYers recall this clown?
Does the driver's test require the ability to read signs in english?
What ID is used to register to vote?
Background check?
ping
Notice they always do this underhanded stuff Fridays late in the day...
The next step is to let them vote.
Note to the nation: Keep voting for 'Rats and RINOs and all this, too, can be yours....
Upstate needs its own state. That is the only answer.
“What ID is used to register to vote?”
driver’s license...
that is the whole fraud behind this drivers licnse BS
everyone knows that aliens can drive anywhere in America with their country of origin’s drivers license.
What the Lefties want is these illegals to be able to go to the DMV, apply for a drivers license and then go to the next window and REGISTER TO VOTE...all in one swoop!
read my post #8
You’re absolutely right.
Does the driver's test require the ability to read signs in english?
What ID is used to register to vote?
Background check?
No.
No.
None.
No.
Glad I could help. :-)
Yes, or they can also use an international driving license.
However, I believe that the problem for any foreigner, legal or not, isn't with driving as such --- it's insurance.
While with a rental car a foreigner can use a foreign or international driving license to get insurance via the rental company, I don't believe that for a personal vehicle that any U.S. insurance company will insure the driver unless he has a valid U.S. driving license.
Spitz is a Democrat.
NY is a Dhimmocratic state.
What else do you need to know?
I renewed my DL the other day. One of the questions on the form was “are you in this country legally?”, and six “points” of ID were required. My passport was four points, my current photo DL one point, and my real estate license one point. I could have used my DD-214 for two points.
I also had to prove my address with a recent utility bill.
Can any New York FReepers give a comparison of their application process?
kellynla
“this account has been banned or suspended”.
What’d she do???
NY elected Spitzer. Now they can live with the results.
“this account has been banned or suspended”.
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Bizarre. There ought to be at least a simple explanation as to why a ban or suspension.
When I registered to vote (albeit not in New York), I had to present only a signature (or other mark if illiterate) indicating affirmation to a statement of citizenship and eligibility. I also had to provide a name and address to place me in the proper precinct. No other form of identification was required or expected. The affirmation of citizenship deters aliens from voting quite effectively unless they’re Democrats or feign a lack of understanding of English.
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