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Eliot Spitzer, governor of New York, wants to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. His executive order, to take effect in December, will lift the requirement that license applicants provide a valid Social Security number. This order violates a 1995 state law, and flies in the face of the federal Real ID Act, which requires states to meet certain standards in order for their driver's licenses to be acceptable ID for boarding planes or entering federal facilities. Spitzer thinks that presentation of a valid foreign passport--no current U.S. visa required--should be sufficient grounds for issuance of a license. This has ...