Illegal immigrants are issued ID cards in some places

“Illegal immigrants are getting driver’s licenses and identification cards in cities and states that are bucking the national trend to take official documents and public benefits away from them.

New Haven, Conn., began issuing municipal ID cards in July to all residents, including illegal immigrants. New York will join eight other states in giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, starting in December.

Gov. Eliot Spitzer “believes it’s important to bring a significant population in New York state out of the shadows ”¦ (and) allow them to participate in the economy,” Motor Vehicles Commissioner David Swarts says.”

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