{"id":21506,"date":"2019-05-22T12:42:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T16:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=21506"},"modified":"2019-05-22T12:42:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T16:42:36","slug":"new-york-politicians-ignore-publics-opposition-to-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-aliens-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/05\/22\/new-york-politicians-ignore-publics-opposition-to-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-aliens-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Politicians Ignore Public’s Opposition To Driver\u2019s Licenses For Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While New York\u2019s elected officials have never shied away from approving laws or policies that afford generous benefits to illegal aliens, like in-state tuition<\/a>, workers compensation<\/a> and free health care<\/a> (which they\u2019re now receiving), voters are clearly opposed to a proposal that would give them driver\u2019s licenses. And the numbers prove it.

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A recent Siena College poll<\/a> found 61 percent of New Yorkers are opposed to giving driver\u2019s licenses to illegal aliens, including 45 percent of those who identify as Democrats, 84 percent of Republicans, and 71 percent of Independents. Only 34 percent actually support the idea. In another survey<\/a>, Quinnipiac University found 57 percent of New Yorkers opposed\u2014and even 48 percent of those living in New York City, where most of the state\u2019s illegal aliens are concentrated.

Yet evidently none of that means much to Democrats in Albany, who are mulling a last-ditch effort to ram through legislation before they\u2019re scheduled to adjourn on June 19. In fact, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D) told reporters<\/a> just last month the Assembly \u201cis supportive of driver\u2019s licenses for all\u201d and plans to move ahead with Assembly Bill (A.) 3675<\/a>, or the \u201cGreen Light Bill,\u201d as it\u2019s colloquially known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make matters worse, Heastie believes New Yorkers suffer from an \u201ceducation problem\u201d<\/a> and has ordered his caucus to lecture their own constituents about how illegal aliens are victims of unjust laws and why they deserve the same privileges as American citizens. He\u2019s betting large that voters will lend their support to the bill after being indoctrinated with propaganda. However, he just might be gravely mistaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If anything, the Green Light\nBill has stirred up a hornet\u2019s nest across the Empire State. So much, in fact,\nthat state and local officials are denouncing it from one end of the state to\nthe other.
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\nState Senator Daphne Jordan (R), who represents parts of Saratoga and\nRensselaer counties, spoke out against the bill at a recent press conference,\nsaying, \u201c[t]his is about our laws \u2026 giving driver\u2019s licenses to illegal\nimmigrants will make our roadways less safe, impair the ability of law\nenforcement to do their job, and increase the possibility for fraud and other\nforms of identification theft.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n


She\u2019s not alone. Dozens of legislators, sheriffs, and county clerks have made similar statements, and at least five counties have already adopted resolutions opposing the Green Light Bill: Alleghany<\/a>, Cattaraugus<\/a>, Cayuga<\/a>, Niagara<\/a>, and Saratoga<\/a>. A sixth resolution awaits a hearing in Erie County<\/a>, the state\u2019s most populous county outside the greater New York City area. On top of that, the New York State Association of County Clerks has even threatened legal action<\/a> against the state should the proposal become law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t the opposition\u2019s first rodeo though. Former Governor Eliot Spitzer (D) pushed a similar bill in 2007, but was forced to withdraw it after facing a firestorm of opposition from Republicans and even many Democrats, including then-Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D), who\u2019s now the lieutenant governor. She has since changed her position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike Spitzer, the current Democrat-controlled legislature is looking to make good on campaign promises this year. Also, the open-borders lobby has a lot of them over the barrel thanks to a large and well-funded campaign. Since January, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) has funneled more than $1 million<\/a> towards its Super PAC in an effort to influence votes, saying it \u201cmeans business this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has stated<\/a> publicly that he\u2019ll sign the bill should the legislature send it to him. However, he might be speaking out of both sides of his mouth. It\u2019s rumored<\/a> he has concerns about the bill causing \u201cpolitical blowback\u201d and is encouraging vulnerable senators from competitive districts to derail it.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Cuomo were smart, he\u2019d put\nup a red light for the Green Light Bill and tell the Democrats to stand down or\nrisk upsetting more than half of the state\u2019s voters. Even if he did it\nprivately, the Democrats would be wise to heed that warning because New Yorkers\nare against giving illegal aliens a \u201cgreen light\u201d for driver\u2019s licenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While New York\u2019s elected officials have never shied away from approving laws or policies that afford generous benefits to illegal aliens, like in-state tuition, workers compensation and free health care (which they\u2019re now receiving), voters are clearly opposed to a proposal that would give them driver\u2019s licenses. And the numbers prove it. A recent Siena<\/p>\n

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