NY Driver’s License Law Held Unconstitutional

This year has seen much controversy over the issue of the  driver’s license eligibility of undocumented immigrants.  It even became an issue in the race for the Presiency of teh United States.  here is the latest on driver’s licenses.  In a ruling handed down the night before Christmas (actually Dec. 20), the Honorable THOMAS F. LIOTTI, Village Justice in Nassau County, New York, dismissed charges against a noncitizen accused of driving without a license and ruled that the N.Y. driver’s license law denying eligibility to undocumented immigrants was unconstitutional.  Whether or not the ruling stands on appeal, the well-crafted, clearly reasoned opinion is worth reading. Download quirogapuma_122007.pdf

KJ