Malliotakis calls for halt to de Blasio ID card program
Wants undocumented immigrants cut out
The city should suspend giving undocumented immigrants ID cards under its IDNYC program in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks to ensure that the identification cards do not fall into the hands of would-be terrorists, according to Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis.
Malliotakis (R-C-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) said she is troubled that the program, which began issuing municipal ID cards to New Yorkers earlier this year, includes the distribution of cards to individuals without legal citizenship status.
“In a time of heightened alarm, we must take precautionary measures to ensure safety and security for New York’s citizens. I strongly believe that the IDNYC Municipal ID Card program provides easy access to individuals looking to conduct malicious activity by allowing them to obtain an identity by fraudulent means. To reduce the risk of a government-issued identification falling into the wrong hands and prevent another tragic incident from happening here at home, the lax distribution of identification should be suspended immediately,” Malliotakis said in a statement.
In the wake of the Paris attacks, reports surfaced that one of the terrorists had entered France as part of the wave of refugees fleeing Islamic State violence in Syria.