New Mexico’s Martinez Fights Immigrant Driver’s Licenses
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New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, a Republican selected by national party leaders to court Hispanics, is on the verge of losing a high-profile fight to stop illegal immigrants from getting driver’s licenses in her state.
Her fourth attempt to repeal a 2003 law granting the licenses died in the Legislature and efforts to revive it have failed, with just two days left before the end of the session. Only two other states, Washington and Utah, allow similar privileges. Illinois will begin issuing temporary licenses later this year as similar proposals advance in other states.