Palmesano Opposes Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

A Statement by Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning)

“Today’s bill allowing undocumented immigrants to receive New York State driver’s licenses is the latest example of the Assembly Majority’s misguided priorities and penchant for pushing flawed legislation. Driver’s licenses would be issued to undocumented -immigrants, who are not here legally, based on unverified, possibly fraudulent, foreign documents-an obvious public safety risk. This legislation restricts information that can be shared with law enforcement, and it also opens the door to potential widespread voter fraud at a time when we should be working to secure our electoral process in a bipartisan way. Sixty-one percent of voters upstate and a majority of voters statewide oppose this bill. I’m one of them. I voted no today, and I’m encouraging my colleagues in the Senate to reject this bill before it can get to the governor’s desk,” said Palmesano.