Driver’s license compromise heads to governor’s desk
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Gov. Susana Martinez has said she will sign the bill, which would end a bitter five-year political battle. Continue Reading
Compromise on driver’s licenses soars through Senate
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New Mexico’s rancorous five-year fight over allowing immigrants without legal status to drive lawfully is within an eyelash of being resolved. Continue Reading
Governor, immigrant group both claim victory in driver’s license compromise
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Both Gov. Susana Martinez and immigrant advocates claimed victory after a Senate committee on Friday approved a compromise bill that would allow immigrants without legal status a way to drive legally — and would exempt many of them from a requirement to be fingerprinted. Continue Reading
Number of new immigrant license-holders dwindles in NM, report says
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New Mexico issued the fewest number of new driver’s licenses to immigrants in 2015 since a 2003 law was approved that allows immigrants without legal status to obtain a license, according to statistics released Tuesday. Continue Reading
Support growing for Senate’s bipartisan Real ID compliance bill
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Even some of Gov. Susana Martinez’s most ardent supporters, including the Albuquerque Journal and the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, have publicly supported the Senate’s amended version of House Bill 99. Continue Reading
Lawyers for Texas talk strategy on SCOTUS immigration hearing
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Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller says he is confident he and his team will stop President Obama’s immigration plan from taking effect. Continue Reading
Blame the feds, not each other; now fix our driver’s licenses
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Let’s get this done. Then let’s direct all this righteous anger toward a renewed push for sensible immigration reform. Continue Reading
Driver’s license debate focuses on whether to require fingerprinting
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If Gerardo Alfredo De Luna needs to give up his driver’s license and get a driving authorization card, he’ll do it. But he says he will not give up his fingerprints to a law enforcement agency to get such a card. Continue Reading
Kudos to Dems for dropping battle over semantics in driver’s license debate
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It doesn’t matter whether we call the driving option for people who don’t prove citizenship or legal status a license or a privilege card, Heath Haussamen writes. Let’s move on to more substantive issues. Continue Reading
Driver’s license deal may be near; fingerprints still a sticking point
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Democrats and Republicans are now closer than they ever have been to solving the issue. But there’s a sticking point: A provision requiring fingerprints of an applicant seeking a driving privilege card. Continue Reading
Three Senate Republicans join Dems to amend House Real ID bill
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With Tuesday’s amendments, House Bill 99 would allow people who don’t prove citizenship or legal status to obtain two-year renewable driving privilege cards — instead of having to renew annually — and wouldn’t require fingerprinting. Continue Reading
Senate panel to debate competing driver’s license bills Tuesday
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A state Senate panel will hear four proposals Tuesday that aim to make New Mexico driver’s licenses compliant with the federal Real ID Act. Continue Reading
Leave driver’s licenses alone; issue an optional REAL ID card
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It’s now the job of state lawmakers in Santa Fe to do what we can to help New Mexicans get the documents they need to travel by air. Continue Reading
GOP license bill clears House; faces Senate opposition
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A major sticking point is the Republican plan to create driving privilege cards for undocumented immigrants, who currently can apply for a regular driver’s license. Continue Reading
Martinez needs to tell the truth during driver’s license debate
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Deliberations in the current legislative session will lead to a better solution if the governor drops the dishonest rhetoric. Continue Reading