This week, a new law went into effect that allows the state of New York to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.
Illegal immigrants can use foreign-issued documents to establish their age and identity. They do not need a valid social security number.
A New York county clerk had reportedly challenged the new law, but a federal judge ruled last Friday that the clerk did not have the legal right to bring the lawsuit against the state.
Several other legal challenges to the new law are pending. Meanwhile, undocumented immigrants formed long lines to get driver's licenses this week.
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I think it's ok, as long as it's stamped with a bold "NOT Proof of Legal US Citizenship"... or "Not a documented Citizen of the USA". Like they do with Minors.
As a Viet Nam era veteran, I find it unbelievable that illegal aliens are being given the licenses to drive in NYS. If I want to go to Canada I would have to get a passport before being allowed into Canada, and or back. In Wayne County there have been many media articles of Hispanics causing fatal car accidents. Growing up here, we as youthful prospective drivers, had to take driving safety courses in order to first get a NYS driving permit and then later to get a driving license. I feel that I am now the 'alien' in my country with so many immigrants flooding our borders. Cheap labor is destroying America. We now have he worst government due to 'deep-pocket' influence money being paid, at the expense of deserving and legal American citizens.
Since all it takes in most states to register to vote is a drivers license, does this not open the door to all these illegals voting in the next election provided they register? If that is true, is that not the real story here? Why would you write a story without pointing that out?
Democrats in control of this State. NJ too? What will happen at the polls? Can they vote? Probably.......Are our elections being stolen?
If you live in NY - are you asking those questions? Do you care? It will come to my state soon enough (somewhere in New England). We can do little to stop this full throated take over of our country by Democrats.
I care as much about that as I do about giving privileges to people who have broken our laws. This is a reward for defying immigration law.
I'm not sure if residents of these states had the chance to vote on this or if it was pushed through by the powers that be. Either way - these states may never see another Republican in office for a very long time - if ever. This is the plan.
Wait till they all get licensed and see what NY insurance cost. Guaranteed you will now have thousands of illegals driving drinking and crashing and killing citizens because they won’t be able to afford insurance as a NEW driver.