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Originally Posted by BNaylor

The question I would have is how much would a program proposed by Spitzer cost the taxpayers?

If you are referring to the licenses which are similar to the passports , allowing travel between NY and Canada, I heard in the news that it wasn't going to cost much more than out present driver's licenses which are roughly $40 to $45 and good for 8 years,( I last renewed mine back in 2001 and that was the going rate- someone correct me on the price if it has gone up in the last 6 years.)In regards to the overall cost to implement the plan as proposed by Spitzer, I'm not sure of the total cost to taxpayers. And since I'm against giving illegal aliens driver's licenses I really wasn't paying attention to any reports by the media on total costs.

Also, from experience living on the U.S./Mexico border will these illegal immigrants have auto insurance? Good way to drive up your already high auto insurance especially in New York state which is about the nation's highest in cost next to New Jersey.

To add to that I wonder about the other states that already have provisions in place to issue drivers licenses to illegal aliens. Has any studies or reports been done to document auto insurance rates before and after the issuance of drivers licenses to the illegals? That would be interesting to look at the results.