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"The blast worked. A bill carried by Rep. Andy Nuñez (I-Hatch) that would rescind the state’s policy allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses successfully bypassed the committee process — a rarely used parliamentary procedure called “blasting a bill” — Friday (March 4) when the House floor voted 42-28 to move the measure onto the Senate."
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And an immigrants’ rights group, Somos Un Pueblo Unido, released a statement that said in part:
“It’s a dangerous precedent and inexcusable that House members would shut New Mexicans out from the legislative process by blasting Rep. Nuñez’ bill to the floor, and passing a substitute bill without any hearings or public input. Legislators’ refusal to even consider a ‘compromise’ bill that attempted to address specific concerns about fraud, shows that this debate isn’t about sound public policy, it’s about politics and re-election campaigns.
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We are hopeful that in the remaining weeks our elected officials will do their jobs, legislate responsibly based on facts and not hateful political rhetoric about hardworking immigrants in our state.
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So when a politician finally enforce a Law, it's "hateful political rhetoric"
It's not hateful politics,....it's life in the real world.....so get over it!
New Mexico's initial rationale in allowing licences to illegals was that it would make the roads safer - instead of driving illegally illegals would be able to pass driving tests, get licensed and get insurance. Unfortunately there is no evidence that it made much of a difference in % of insured drivers.
I recently renewed my license in Texas and was surprised (I shouldn't have been) at the number of people turned away because they "forgot" their SSN, didn't remember it, and had no evidence of residency when asked if they were citizens. Many were surprised to find that Texas checks their driving record & fines in other states. In the initial "weeding out" line only Hispanic looking people were asked if they were citizens.
I'm glad to see that the NM bill passed & was supported by enough Democrats.
A buddy of mine who's a DUI lawyer says that a lot of his Polish clients who live on the NW side of Chicago interestingly have New Mexico drivers' licenses It's totally being abused. Good to see this loophole closing.
A buddy of mine who's a DUI lawyer says that a lot of his Polish clients who live on the NW side of Chicago interestingly have New Mexico drivers' licenses It's totally being abused. Good to see this loophole closing.
I hope they know to keep a good eye on the clerks and others in many of those DMV's. That's why this whole thing was so corrupt.
Originally it was supposed to be for illegals actually residing in NM or at least it was sold to the more gullible that it was for that, to make roads safer and that illegals would be lining up to pay for insurance if only they could be given licenses.
The clerks themselves are why it became so corrupt. They actually will inform illegals how to commit fraud and get some utility statement with a similar name to theirs or just get someone to write a notarized letter that they rent to them. They actually advise applicants on how to commit the right kind of fraud and let them know how easy it all is.
New Mexico's initial rationale in allowing licences to illegals was that it would make the roads safer - instead of driving illegally illegals would be able to pass driving tests, get licensed and get insurance. Unfortunately there is no evidence that it made much of a difference in % of insured drivers.
I recently renewed my license in Texas and was surprised (I shouldn't have been) at the number of people turned away because they "forgot" their SSN, didn't remember it, and had no evidence of residency when asked if they were citizens. Many were surprised to find that Texas checks their driving record & fines in other states. In the initial "weeding out" line only Hispanic looking people were asked if they were citizens.
I'm glad to see that the NM bill passed & was supported by enough Democrats.
Inability to speak a word of English would be my guess. It's so bad that they must provide clerical staff and police to communicate with the license applicants in Spanish.
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It's totally being abused. Good to see this loophole closing.
