Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New Mexico Governor Martínez To End Driver's License Issuance To Undocumented Immigrants

Governor Susana Martínez

Republican state legislator to introduce bill to revoke almost 83,000 New Mexico driver licenses issued to undocumented immigrants by 2012.

By H. Nelson Goodson
January 18, 2011

Santa Fe, New Mexico - On Monday, UPI reported that Governor Susana Martínez, 51, (R) has made her first step for "Bold Change" in New Mexico. She is heading the political movement to repeal the 2003 state law that allows undocumented immigrants the right to apply for a driver's license with two ID's like a Mexican Matricula Consular, birth certificate from a foreign country or a marriage license from the U.S.
Martínez became the first Hispanic woman to be elected as governor in U.S. history and will be the first to be considered as anti-immigrant for the GOP in the country. She would rather be known for what she can accomplish as governor, rather than just being a governor of Hispanic descent, according to a prior Fox News Latino interview.
Scott Darnell, Martínez' Director of Communications confirmed to UPI, that Governor Martínez wants to end the issuance of driver licenses to illegals and is pushing for the repeal of the 2003 driver's license law, which permits undocumented immigrants to get a valid license. Martinez would like the state to issue driving permits instead. The permits could not be used as official ID's.
UPI quoted Darnell as saying, "Governor Martínez has two goals on this issue. First, she wants to stop the practice of issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, and second, she supports revoking the licenses of those illegal immigrants who have already received them."
On Tuesday, the legislative session for 2011 begins and State Representative William "Bill" R. Rehm (R-Albuquerque) is planning to introduce a bill to end the issuance of licenses to illegals, would allow them five months to turn in licenses for permits and by 2012 all licenses issued will be revoked. Almost 83,000 undocumented immigrants with valid licenses will be affected, if approved by both Houses of the legislature and signed into law by Martínez.   

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