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29 County Clerks - 28 Republican and one Democrat - have said they will NOT issue driver licenses to illegals in NY when a new law which permits it
BRAVO to all of them. This law is insane
Defiant county clerks blast driver's license policy change
Joseph Spector
Albany bureau
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(October 5, 2007) ALBANY County clerks from across New York came out Thursday against Gov. Eliot Spitzer's policy to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, with some clerks vowing to turn their backs on the governor's directive.
Twenty-nine clerks, all but one a Republican, voted in favor of a resolution to oppose the Democratic governor's recent policy change to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses without having Social Security numbers.
And 13 of those including from Monroe, Putnam and Greene counties pledged to disobey the governor, even if they are ordered to follow the policy.
The clerks warned that the new policy could fuel terrorism and overburden their offices' ability to determine who is in the state legally.
At one point, Monroe County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo got up and asked the state to rescind the policy.
"What we are doing here is legitimizing illegal behavior," she said. "And I find it wrong."
The county clerks from Genesee, Livingston, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties were among the other clerks objecting to the policy.
"This is not the right time" for the policy, said Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant. "We're in war and we're at war with terrorists that came in here and attacked our state and the greatest city in the world, and we've got to put a stop on this."
Spitzer's policy has increasingly come under fire from Republicans and county clerks after he announced it last month. Assembly Republicans are threatening to go to court to stop the policy, while Senate Republicans plan to pass legislation to thwart the plan.
for the complete article
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071005/NEWS01/710050375
BRAVO to all of them. This law is insane
Defiant county clerks blast driver's license policy change
Joseph Spector
Albany bureau
Post Comment
(October 5, 2007) ALBANY County clerks from across New York came out Thursday against Gov. Eliot Spitzer's policy to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, with some clerks vowing to turn their backs on the governor's directive.
Twenty-nine clerks, all but one a Republican, voted in favor of a resolution to oppose the Democratic governor's recent policy change to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses without having Social Security numbers.
And 13 of those including from Monroe, Putnam and Greene counties pledged to disobey the governor, even if they are ordered to follow the policy.
The clerks warned that the new policy could fuel terrorism and overburden their offices' ability to determine who is in the state legally.
At one point, Monroe County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo got up and asked the state to rescind the policy.
"What we are doing here is legitimizing illegal behavior," she said. "And I find it wrong."
The county clerks from Genesee, Livingston, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties were among the other clerks objecting to the policy.
"This is not the right time" for the policy, said Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant. "We're in war and we're at war with terrorists that came in here and attacked our state and the greatest city in the world, and we've got to put a stop on this."
Spitzer's policy has increasingly come under fire from Republicans and county clerks after he announced it last month. Assembly Republicans are threatening to go to court to stop the policy, while Senate Republicans plan to pass legislation to thwart the plan.
for the complete article
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071005/NEWS01/710050375
