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"Rumble Foreskin" |
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14 Nov 2007 04:49:54 AM |
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Hillary Breathes Easier-Spitzer Caves In On Illegal Alien Licenses |
World class cave-in from an arrogant, little governor. I'm sure he make it
up to the illegal alien community by continued use of public funds to
support them.
You KNOW that the most pressure came from Hillary and other demoRATS who
raised their hands when Tim Russert asked who supported licences for illegal
"immigrants." They want the public to forget their responses. We'll see if
they do.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/11/14/2007-11-14_governor_spitzer_caves_in_on_immigrant_l.html
Governor Spitzer caves in on immigrant license plan
BY JOE MAHONEY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 4:00 AM
Gov. Spitzer must have seen the writing in his rearview mirror as he hit
brakes on his controversial license plan.
ALBANY - Driven by mounting opposition, Gov. Spitzer buckled Tuesday on his
controversial plan to issue special driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.
"I can confirm that the governor intends to withdraw his plan," Spitzer
spokeswoman Jennifer Givner said Tuesday night.
Not everybody was happy with the turnaround.
Assemblyman Peter Rivera (D-Bronx) blasted the governor, saying, "He created
a tremendous amount of hope and now he has let the air out of that hope. I
certainly hope this does not help him in the polls. It's a tremendous blow
to all immigrants. I supported him until I saw his backbone disappear."
But Rep. Vito Fossella (R-S.I.) said, "This is good news for the security of
New York and the nation. A secure license is key to a safer New York. New
York should not be issuing licenses that compromise our safety."
Fossella had proposed a measure to block states from receiving federal
highway funds if they granted licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Spitzer's cave-in came as a Siena College poll found his job approval rating
has dropped to a low of 33% and that only one of four respondents said they
would reelect him.
The poll found opposition to the license plan running at nearly 2 to 1.
Spitzer will meet today in Washington with New York's congressional
delegation, many of whom have openly opposed the program.
The controversy has even hurt Democratic presidential front-runner Sen.
Hillary Clinton, who has been hammered for failing to take a firm stance on
the issue.
The governor's office indicated that Spitzer will tell the New York
lawmakers that he is shelving the plan and that immigration is a federal
issue to be handled by Washington, congressional aides said.
"We were hoping that this is exactly what he would do because this is an
issue that was creating a huge problem for members of the Democratic
delegation, especially upstate," a congressional source said.
Spitzer unveiled his licensing plan two months ago, hoping to bring people
"out of the shadows," he said.
The measure would have allowed applicants to get licenses without submitting
valid Social Security numbers. Instead, the DMV would have been able to
accept foreign passports, birth certificates, previous state driver's
licenses and other verifiable forms of ID.
Opponents, including Mayor Bloomberg, a Spitzer ally, feared, the plan would
encourage illegal immigrants to flock to New York. Some charged the proposal
would make it easier for would-be terrorists to get identification, and make
the country less safe.
Michael Balboni, New York's homeland security head, argued that the new
system would actually improve security by creating high-tech, tamper-proof
IDs that can be accessed by law enforcement.
The governor sought to salvage the license effort last month by striking a
deal with the Department of Homeland Security to create three separate types
of state driver's licenses: one "enhanced" that would 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.
Republicans had slammed the idea.
"The governor has finally started to listen," Senate Deputy GOP Leader Dean
Skelos (R-L.I.) said last night. "He finally sensed that New Yorkers were
not going to tolerate a plan that was flawed from the beginning."
Earlier, state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno (R-Rensselaer) told a
gathering of business executives in Rensselaer County that lawmakers would
smother Spitzer's license plan before it ever got on track.
"It's not happening," he said. "It's just nonsense and wrong."
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14 Nov 2007 12:32:59 PM |
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"Rumble Foreskin" <flatbush@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:mpA_i.5383$852.4351@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net...
World class cave-in from an arrogant, little governor. I'm sure he make it
up to the illegal alien community by continued use of public funds to
support them.
You KNOW that the most pressure came from Hillary and other demoRATS who
raised their hands when Tim Russert asked who supported licences for
illegal "immigrants." They want the public to forget their responses.
We'll see if they do.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/11/14/2007-11-14_governor_spitzer_caves_in_on_immigrant_l.html
Governor Spitzer caves in on immigrant license plan
BY JOE MAHONEY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 4:00 AM
Gov. Spitzer must have seen the writing in his rearview mirror as he hit
brakes on his controversial license plan.
ALBANY - Driven by mounting opposition, Gov. Spitzer buckled Tuesday on
his controversial plan to issue special driver's licenses to illegal
immigrants.
"I can confirm that the governor intends to withdraw his plan," Spitzer
spokeswoman Jennifer Givner said Tuesday night.
Not everybody was happy with the turnaround.
Assemblyman Peter Rivera (D-Bronx) blasted the governor, saying, "He
created a tremendous amount of hope and now he has let the air out of that
hope. I certainly hope this does not help him in the polls. It's a
tremendous blow to all immigrants. I supported him until I saw his
backbone disappear."
Not immigrants. Illegal aliens. Is this traitor Geraldo Rivera's son? The
U.S. needs to return to requiring loyalty oaths from elected officials.
They must be loyal to the United States and our Constitution, not to Mexico
City and The Race (La Raza).
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