DiNapoli, Johnson Don't Rush to Defend Driver's License Initiative
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli stopped by a while ago to talk to the folks on "bloggers row" (which is actually full of recognizable print bylines like Liz Benjamin, Dan Janison and Nicholas Confessore), and said, among other things, that when he was in the Assembly, he did not support a bill to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, which Eliot Spitzer has made a major priority.
DiNapoli added that he'd like to "give the governor a chance" and that "it's his call."
(Separately, DiNapoli also let drop the bit of news that he hired former Assemblyman Dan Feldman of Brooklyn, who used to work for Eliot Spitzer in the Attorney General's office and ran unsuccessfully for congress against Anthony Weiner.) Shortly afterwards, newly elected Democratic state Senator Craig Johnson of Long Island was asked for his position on the driver's license issue, and said that he "no comment" and that he hadn't "reviewed it." But he did vote for a Republican bill in the state Senate that basically ran counter to Spitzer's proposals.
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Governor or Pope!
We have criminals in this country boldly going where no criminals have gone before. Right out there in front of the Main Stream Media.
It is long over due that we report these acts of aiding and abetting. It could just be the trigger that the police need to act.
Many police departments, sheriffs departments, prosecuting attorneys and other law enforcement agency’s can now be contacted online.
Many in law enforcement feel the same as we do about this illegal invasion.
Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)
"Any person who . . . encourages or induces an alien to . . . reside . . . knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such . . . residence is . . . in violation of law, shall be punished as provided . . . for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs . . . fined under title 18 . . . imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both."
Section 274 felonies under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, INA 274A(a)(1)(A):
A person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) commits a federal felony when she or he:
* assists an alien s/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to obtain employment, or
* encourages that alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or
* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.