ACTIVISTS SLAM SPITZER
MAD GOV. BACKING OFF LICENSE PLAN
TATIANA DELIGIANNAKIS and NEIL GRAVES

October 29, 2007 — Immigration advocates yesterday were feeling betrayed by Gov. Spitzer after it became clear he was backing off his original plan to provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.

Speakers yesterday gathered outside the governor’s East Side office and vilified him for leaning toward a new three-tier system announced Saturday that would leave the illegal immigrants at the bottom of three options.

Also, Saturday’s announcement said the entire program was being delayed indefinitely - perhaps for as long as a year — instead of kicking off in December as originally planned.

“He’s not honoring the promise he made about getting licenses in December,â€