A state-issued driver’s license is like a key to the kingdom. It used as proof of identity for things local state and federal. So, the Feds are taking an interest. Where it is against the law for non-residents to access that which by law is limited to legal residents, the Feds have an interest.
Federal elections. Federally controlled programs. Gangs, drugs, terrorists. Liberal states like New York are adding to the problem by making it illegal for state employees to share license information with Federal authorities.
Chad Wolf, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security “is taking aim at new laws in New York and New Jersey that allow immigrants to get driver’s licenses without proof they are in the U.S. legally, and restrict data sharing with federal authorities,” according to a report from the Associated Press. …
According to the Department of Homeland Security, laws such as New York’s, make America less safe. “The Trump administration takes the mission of protecting the Homeland very seriously,” said Heather Swift, spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security. “These types of laws make it easier for terrorists and criminals to obtain fraudulent documents,” she added.
If New York provided taxpayer-backed financial support to an illegal alien who turns out to be a terrorist, wouldn’t that be aiding and abetting under federal law?
A question for the lawyers and a point for any other state (say, New Hampshire) that may want to try (again) to provide driver’s licenses to illegal entrants trying to jump the line. More than a few of whom would not allowed in if they got in line.
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