Today was a big day for Eliot Spitzer and his driver’s license plan, with an announcement that he struck a deal with the federal government to support the Real ID Act and create three forms of identification in New York.
From the governor’s press release:
One-time supporters in the immigration community have announced they’ll protest the governor.
Protest details from the New York Immigration Coalition:
When: Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 12:00pm (noon)
Where: Outside the Governor’s NYC Office
633 Third Avenue @ 41st Street
Who: Members and leaders of New York’s immigrant, labor, and religious communities. Immigrant New Yorkers whose lives are impacted by the new policy.