Tell NY Legislators: NY Must Reject the Real ID Act!

The Real ID Act will be a real nightmare for New York.

Passed by Congress in 2005 without a single hearing, the Real ID Act attempts to turn state driver's licenses into America's first-ever national ID cards.

The Real ID Act undermines immigrants' rights, privacy, and security. It will mean higher driver's license fees, longer lines at the DMV, and bureaucratic nightmares for Americans. It will mean the loss of driving privileges, and economic livelihood, for millions of immigrants.

Fortunately, there is a way to stop the Real ID Act from becoming law in New York, since Congress has left it up to each state to decide whether to implement the Real ID Act.

All over the country, policymakers, civil libertarians, immigrants' rights activists, union leaders and concerned Americans are coming together to oppose the Real ID Act. Six states have already passed legislation opposing the Act, in what is truly a bipartisan movement.

It's time for New York State to join this national movement. Click here to tell Governor Spitzer and New York State lawmakers to stand up for New Yorkers' rights and to oppose the Real ID Act.

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