Welcome

Welcome to the home of the New York Alliance Against the Real ID Act. We are a new alliance of organizations in New York from across the issue and political spectrum that have joined together to fight implementation of the Real ID Act in New York. As we have just begun our work and our currently building our alliance and this site, please excuse our skeletal appearance.

In the coming weeks, look to this site as the central clearinghouse for the latest news and information about the Real ID Act in New York and the growing movement against it.

While the organizations that make up the Alliance come from different backgrounds and all corners of the political spectrum, our collective mission is clear: to stop New York from implementing the Real ID Act.

For the latest news and updates about Real ID Act implementation in New York and the movement against it, email info@rejectrealidny.org with the subject line "Updates".

Thanks for visiting the site and we hope you'll join us in protecting American values in New York.

All over the country, lawmakers, governors, civil libertarians, immigrants' rights activists and concerned Americans are coming together to oppose the Real ID Act. This controversial legislation attempts to create America's first national identity card.

The good news is that Congress has left it up to each state to decide whether to submit to the Real ID Act. Because of a host of problems, many states have rejected Real ID. In some state legislatures -- including Georgia, Maine, New Hampshire, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Washington -- lawmakers have successfully passed legislation opposing Real ID implementation. Close to 30 other states have introduced similar bills. In New York State, a broad coalition of Americans has joined forces to ensure that New York joins these states in firmly declaring its opposition to the Real ID Act.