Advertisement

NY Gov Just Says No to Drivers Licences for Undocumented

10:44 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Immigration| Politics

14 Nov 2007

spitzer.jpgNew York Gov. Eliot Spitzer lost his will to push forward with a proposed plan to to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.

“I have concluded that New York state cannot successfully address this problem on its own,” Spitzer said at a news conference after meeting with members of the state’s congressional delegation.

The plan was unpopular with many because they felt that it would be a means for wannabe terrorists to get ids.


Of course it should probably be noted that ids or lack thereof didn’t stop other terrorists and I am of the belief that anyone who wants to engage in an act of terrorism will find a way to do so. Instead, What Spitzer’s lack of will does is keep undocumented immigrants living at the margin of society, forcing them to seek illegal means to earn a living and survive.

Spitzer’s attempt to make people happy about the issue failed, even when he proposed to create three distinct types of state driver’s licenses: one “enhanced” that will be as secure as a passport; a second-tier license good for boarding airplanes; and a third marked not valid for federal purposes that would be available to illegal immigrants and others.

Via / Yahoo! News

Comments are closed.

Hola!

VivirLatino is a daily publication published by 2 Mujeres Media, dedicated to featuring all the latest politics, culture, entertainment of interest to the diverse and influential Latino and Latina community in the U.S.

About | Advertise with us | Contact | Twitter