New York : Poll Data
A Zogby Poll conducted from October 11th-October 15th of 718 New York State voters found:
- 65% oppose Governor Spitzer’s plan of making drivers’ licenses available to illegal immigrants
- 46% said that New York City clerks, who disagree with the rule, should refuse issuing driver’s licenses.
- 63% said they believe the proposal would hurt by encouraging undocumented immigrants to register to vote illegally and to improperly obtain other state benefits using their drivers’ licenses as identification.
- 64% disagreed with Spitzer’s rationale that once undocumented immigrants obtained licenses, they would also buy car insurance.
- 66% rate the issue of undocumented aliens’ driver’s license as important, compared with other issues facing New York. (4% “the most important issue” 28% “more important than most issues” and 34% “of medium importance”).
Empire State Poll, July 2006
- 72% of New Yorkers think that entering the United States without valid immigration document should be made a criminal offense.
- 66% of New Yorkers support border controls.
- 45% of New Yorkers would like the number of immigrant to decrease.
