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NEW YORK, Oct 31 - If, in New York, Eliot Spitzer L. Dir (D) announced six weeks, that illegal immigrants would be able, for driving licences in his country, he expected some opposition but not a national tour of fire. After the seven other countries, the Republican chairman and Democratic national central banks, has implemented similar plans, without much to be denounced.

But what began as an opportunity for undocumented residents to take tests on the road and auto insurance, without fear of deportation in a polarizing issue in his own party yesterday and for some of his closest supporters.

“Anything that today is more controversial, given that we have conducted by a failure of efforts to reform immigration,” said Spitzer in an interview. “The second reason why it is possible for such a subject, the presidential campaign, where immigration policy and avant-centre.”

Spitzer’s Plan rockten New York, when it was signed on 21 September. But Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate has cast a coup light on national efforts, if Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York published change, if it supports the initiative. At least one of his challengers staunchly against the proposal, while several others chastised for its exposure to a larger one.

Steve Malanga, a scholar with conservative Manhattan Institute, suggested Tuesday that the democratic debate highlighted “doubts about the license program,” and added: “If candidates from your own party, as a problem hold, you have a problem.

Spitzer’s Personal consult today with Clinton, but he would not say what he understood his position on the subject.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is not the subject of debate, if implemented a similar plan during his first year in Santa Fe. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, a former Republican governor of Utah, also issued licences to conduct illegal immigrants. Leavitt’s plan was overruled by his Republican successor, after the state of the Bush administration.

In the proposal pitch, six weeks ago, Spitzer, New York, a former attorney general, noted that the States to say with the consequences of millions of illegal immigrants in the absence of a coherent national policy. He argued that the certificates would be no less as a force of 1 million New York for tests on the road and get automobile insurance, reducing premiums and illegal immigrants, a path in a legal system audited.

But the enemies, said the plan rewards illegal behavior, and some have said it could undermine national security and noted that several of the September 11, 2001, had the air on board aircraft with illegal obtain licenses.

After negotiations with the Department of Homeland Security and personal phone calls with Secretary General Michael Chertoff, announced a review of Spitzer, the plan to three last week in the undocumented immigrants is a license can not be used on board flights or abroad. Licences are labeled “not for the confederation.

Homeland Security, said the official plan meets their concerns. But immigrant groups, rights have been assumed by Spitzer decried the governor and blamed him to abandon a “license for all” approach.

“A system is clearly a gradual licensing system separate and unequal,” said Chung-Wha Hong, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition. “In this toxic environment, with regard to illegal immigrants, and with the Clerk County risk returning candidates in the province of sheriff, it is an invitation to racial profiling and anti-immigrant hostility, “she said.

Spitzer, work has pledged to “extremely difficult, make sure that this will not happen.”

In an agreement with Homeland Security, Spitzer won a concession by the federal government, an improved version of the state to use driving licences for frequent travellers from the Canadian border. From January, the government requires a passport or other secure identification for agriculture crossings. The mandate has given rise to deep concern in the border regions, with major hubs, lines of industrial property could have a negative effect on transport and tourism.

“The main thing for us is security,” Stewart A. Baker, DHS assistant secretary for policy, said, and added that New York is the fourth State, Washington, Vermont and Arizona to an agreement on the boundary map and the largest state to embrace controversial new national standards for driving licences. “Now, given that New York is on board, we expect to see more States,” he said.