New Poll Indicates Many Oppose Licenses For Illegals
(Washington, DC) -- A new poll indicates voters oppose driver's licenses for illegal immigrants by a nearly five-to-one margin.

The poll found that 77-percent of the adults surveyed opposed making driver's licenses available to illegals, while 16-percent supported the idea.

The issue fared poorly across party lines, with 88-percent of Republicans, 68-percent of Democrats and 75-percent of independents against it. New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has come under increasing fire recently for proposing that his state be added to the list of seven that offer such licenses.
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77% Oppose Drivers’ Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American adults are opposed to making drivers licenses available to people who are in the country illegally. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 16% take the opposite view and believe that undocumented immigrants should be allowed to get a license.

State surveys in Virginia and Kentucky show similar results.

Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans oppose giving drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants. So do 68% of Democrats and 75% of those not affiliated with either major political party. There is little difference along gender, age, or income levels.

New York Governor Elliot Spitzer recently proposed making licenses available to people undocumented immigrants living in New York State. Spitzer’s plan attracted national attention at a Democratic Presidential debate last week when New York Senator Hillary Clinton was asked about the policy and stumbled through an unclear response.

The poll was conducted in partnership with Fox Television Station’s Inc.

Clinton is the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd was the only Democratic Presidential candidate to oppose Spitzer’s policy approach at the debate. However, several of Clinton’s opponents challenged her for failing to provide a clear answer. Clinton did indicate support for “comprehensiveâ€