An immigrant rights group is planning a rally outside Governor Eliot Spitzer's office today to protest his new plan for letting illegal immigrants get drivers' licenses. The New York Immigration Coalition says the three-tiered license system will have a negative impact on immigrants' lives. Spitzer joined Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff in Washington Saturday to announce changes that they say will make the state's licensing system more secure. Under the deal, the state will enter into the federal REAL ID program. Illegal immigrants will be able to get licenses, but won't be able to use them to board planes or enter federal buildings.
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