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Illegal immigrants to get New York driver's licenses.(Inside Track)(Brief article)

The New American

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Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced on September 21 that illegal immigrants would be able to apply for driver's licenses in New York. Reaction to the decision was predictable.

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"Osama bin Laden is somewhere in a cave with his den of thieves and terrorists, and he's probably sabering the cork on some Champagne right now, saying 'Hey, that governor's really assisting us,'" James N. Tedisco, the State Assembly minority leader, was quoted as saying by the New York Times.

Spitzer justified his unorthodox position by claiming that it will deter illegal immigrants ...

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