Most N.Y.ers oppose licenses for border crossers: poll

New York drivers don’t want to share the road with undocumented immigrants.

A new poll from Siena College found that 61% of voters in the state oppose granting driver’s licenses to immigrants regardless of their immigration status.

Advocates supporting a bill that would allow noncitizens to obtain licenses remain hopeful that the Democraticcontrolled Assembly and Senate will pass the measure before the end of the current legislative session.

Thousands of activists descended on Albany last week calling on lawmakers to pass the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, dubbed the Green Light bill. The bill would make licenses available to all regardless of immigration status.

“Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation floating around about this legislation that could be influencing respondents,” said Emma Kreyche of the Green Light NY coalition, which is pushing for the bill. “It’s better for road safety and generates millions in revenue for state and local governments.”

Kreyche pointed out that the licenses would only be used for the purposes of driving, registering and insuring vehicles, not for boarding an airplane or registering to vote.

Twelve states, including Vermont and Connecticut, have passed similar legislation.