I had thought about adding my two cents to the debate over NY Governor Elliot Spitzer’s plan to license illegal immigrants, but restrained myself until now. Now that the plan has been dropped (I almost said over, but I have a feeling it’s far from over) I’ll make some observations.
- I have felt all along that the real underlying issue wasn’t drivers licenses for non-documented persons, but whether a drivers license is proof of citizenship, i.e. for border crossings. Spitzer, in his own crazy-like-a-fox way, was making a point to the US government that if a drivers license is no longer enough proof to re-enter the country from Canada, then why require people to prove their citizenship to get one?