Assemblyman Bill Reilich (R,C,I-Greece) today expressed his concern over the implementation of Governor Spitzer’s DMV policy to grant illegal aliens New York state driver’s licenses in the wake of new evidence that bogus documents have slipped through the scanning machines that the State Department of Motor Vehicles plans on using to help implement Governor Spitzer's plan.
“If the DMV is unable to verify the identity of people applying for driver’s licenses, and is having difficulty differentiating between valid and bogus documents, then the governor’s reckless policy is even more dangerous than we first assumed,” remarked Reilich. “It is no accident that approximately 330 elected officials, security experts, law enforcement officials and a majority of the public have come out in opposition to Spitzer’s foolish plan.”
The DMV's own fraud unit overseeing the tests found that the scanners routinely declared counterfeit identification documents as legitimate. The equipment consistently failed to distinguish phony, U.S.-issued resident alien cards and fake state driver's licenses. Even documents that clearly looked like forgeries still managed to pass review. Disturbingly, this is happening a mere week before Governor Spitzer’s plan to give driver’s licenses to illegal aliens goes into effect.
“The red flags continue to go up in regard to the governor’s plan to give illegal aliens a driver’s license, yet, he still seems adamant about going ahead with his proposal, throwing caution and good advice to the wind,” said Reilich. “For a safer, more secure New York, we cannot allow the governor’s plan to go forward.”