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Immigration See other Immigration Articles Title: New York Governor Spitzer Dropping Illegal Immigrants Drivers License Plan (AXcess News) New York - New York governor Eliot Spitzer has backed down on his drivers license plan that would have created a third class of licensing illegal immigrants who operate motor vehicles in the state. Spitzer's plan to issue drivers licenses to illegal aliens has caused such a stir that it even spilled over into Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, but sources close to Spitzer leaked news late Tuesday that the Governor was abandoning his push for giving id to illegal immigrants. Spitzer is expected to address New York lawmakers this morning. In October, Gov. Spitzer moved to cut a deal with the Department of Homeland Security 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. Spitzer's proposal struck national attention and debate which has caused Clinton nothing but grief in her Democratic presidential primary bid. Other New York lawmakers have also been criticized for Spitzer's move that has divided state congressional opinion. With no federal immigration reform in place, actions by governors like Spitzer to invoke their own form of state identification has brought nothing but confusion to a highly controversial subject that is either fought against as providing amnesty to illegal aliens or criticized for no solution that a consensus of Congressional lawmakers can agree on. Sen. Clinton has responded to Democrats and Republicans alike in saying Spitzer has been forced to address illegal immigration because Congress cannot agree on a practical approach. According to a Siena College poll, 70 percent of New Yorkers disagree with Spitzer's drivers license plan, and many say they think it would make it easier for terrorists to obtain identification. Tuesday, Gov. Spitzer was quoted as saying, "You don't need to see the most recent poll to understand that this is an issue that has touched a nerve in the public and we're trying to address that in a thoughtful, modulated way, and then we'll see where we go."
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