Jim Schmidt discusses NYS drivers licenses for undocumented farm workers
Posted by Yellow Moon Broadcasting at 10/31/2007 10:21 AM and is filed under uncategorized 
Jim Schmidt Responds to the Issue of Licensing Undocumented Farm Workers in New York State
Since 2002, New York State has required applicants for a New York State driver license to have a valid social security number. Governor Eliot Spitzer changed that requirement to allow applicants to present a foreign passport as proof of identity, thus providing a mechanism for hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to be issued a driver license. Many people see this as a positive step for migrant and seasonal farm workers. Jim Schmidt talks about the issue and how migrant and seasonal farm workers have been the victim of discriminatory policies because of the post 9/11 politics of fear.
Download | Duration: 00:18:34
Comments