Posted on 10/21/2007 9:24:34 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has started a major political fight over immigration by ordering state officials to issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens, prompting at least one county legislature to defy the executive order and pushing toward a showdown in court.
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The issue heated up late last week, when the Monroe County legislature defied the governor and ordered its county clerk to require anyone seeking a driver's license to provide a valid Social Security number. The decision runs counter to Mr. Spitzer's order, in which illegal aliens with valid foreign passports would be eligible to obtain a state driver's license.
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"It's a perfect formula for al Qaeda. They won't be able to resist it. They will be able to come to New York," he said. "It's going to become a magnet to lawbreakers because the surrounding states will adhere to the federal standards."
Critics say the credibility of a New York driver's license could be called into question in other states, because applicants would not be required to prove that they have a Social Security number.
The issue began in July 2006, when an appeals court ruled that the state could have wider latitude in issuing driver's licenses. Republican Gov. George E. Pataki decreed that immigrants would need to prove they were in the United States legally before getting licenses. During the gubernatorial campaign, Mr. Spitzer vowed to change that. With the Republican-led Senate adamantly opposed to any change, the governor bypassed the Legislature by issuing an executive order.
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A Zogby survey of 718 likely voters in New York found that 65 percent of the state's voters are against the proposal.
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Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds, New York Republican, is right...Yhello?
PING
They might as well just hand the keys to the state over to Bin Laden... It’s beyond disgusting and the people of New York are ready to revolt.. at least based upon the recent polls.
A New York driver's license which could then be readily exchanged for a driver's license in any of the other 49 states.
Spitzer should be prosecuted, then shot.
Immigration Requirements Verification of U.S. Citizenship and Lawful Status §202(c)(2)(A), (B)
Before issuing a DL/ID, a state shall require and verify valid documentary evidence that the person: (i) is a U.S. citizen, (ii) is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence, (iii) has a conditional permanent resident status, (iv) ) is a refugee or has been granted asylum, (v) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status, (vi) has a pending application for asylum, (vii) has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status, (viii) has approved deferred status, or (ix) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence or conditional permanent resident status.
Is Spitzer planning on complying with the lawful requirements in making the non-conforming ID's a different color or in other ways, different?
Non-Conforming DL/IDs
§202(d)(11) In any case in which a state issues a DL/ID that does not satisfy the federal requirements, a state shall ensure that that the DL/ID: (A) clearly states on its face that it may not be accepted for federal identification or any other official purpose, and (B) uses a unique design or color indicator to alert federal agencies or other law enforcement personnel that it may not be accepted for any such purpose.
Maybe it's just another law Spitz can ignore. Good thing he's the guv.
The 69% of NY voters that voted for him last November had ample warning that this is ***exactly*** the type of thing they could expect from the fellow traveler who,BTW,obviously thinks that he'll be president some day.
Recall that rat bastard!
Spitzer is a classic “Enemy of the People”
He should be prosecuted and jailed for 20 years!!
Not to worry, President Bush will put a stop to this in order to defend the sovereignty of the United States and the safety of its citizens.
Sadly, it's precisely the laziness and stupidity of the electorate in places like New York city (and San Francisco, and Maryland and all democrat strongholds) that places the rest of the country in peril.
Thank you. Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.
Well, as long as they leave California and go to the East Coast, I’d be Ok with it, but they won’t in the kind of numbers required to pull the collective head out of the east coast’s @ss.
By the time they get a dose of -actual- multiculturalism in action, it will be too late.
No argument here!
Let’s do the math: If he has 1,000,000 illegals, and each one pays $40.00 for a license, he just collected 40 million dollars into his budget.
California has been doing this for about 20 years or more. They haul virtually ALL of the sea containers out of the Port of Los Angeles
I wonder if the “lucky bamboo” in his cab does any good.
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