Posted on 05/27/2008 3:14:52 PM PDT by Libloather
Feds OK 'enhanced' NY driver's licenses for border crossings
Published May 27, 2008 01:05 pm -
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. David Paterson says the federal government has formally approved the state's "enhanced" driver's license, which can be used to cross the United States border without a passport.
The optional enhanced driver's license will be available for use next summer when passports or approved driver's licenses will be required for border crossings, including entry into Canada.
New Yorkers will have to provide proof of citizenship to apply for the enhanced license at a Department of Motor Vehicles office.
The license was a fallback for former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who was stopped last year in his bid to make it easier for illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses.
The new, 8-year licenses will add $30 to the $50 cost of reissuing a license.
Or - Nueva Ork
Niagara Falls has the most open border I have ever seen...
$30? Sheesh. I paid $15 to upgrade to an EDL in Washington state.
Just what in an enchanced drivers license consist of?
It has an RFID chip in it that communicates with the computers at the border. It also has a lovely American flag on it, which I presume tells everyone I’m a citizen.
These would be very useful at polling places.
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