Gov Martinez: passports for domestic flights unless law allowing illegal immigrant driver’s licenses is changed

NewsNM (Spence and Swickard) wonders why people who already have a Mexican driver license that works in New Mexico, need another one issued by the state of New Mexico? If the NAFTA truck drivers from Mexico can use a Mexican license while driving in the United States, why can’t everyone else from Mexico? Unless the whole issue is really about sanctuary politics instead of New Mexico driving laws.

From Capitol Report New Mexico - Gov. Susana Martinez says if the state does not pass a bill this legislative session revoking driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, New Mexicans would have to show their passports in order to board airplanes, even for domestic flights, because New Mexico driver’s licenses will be in violation of the federal government’s Real ID Act. At a news conference in support of a House bill that would require driver’s license applicants to produce valid Social Security numbers, Gov. Martinez listed the Real ID Act as one of a number of reasons why she opposes the state’s current policy of issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Read more

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