NEW MEXICO IS ISSUING FEWER DRIVERS LICENSES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. A REVIEW BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHOWS THE NUMBER OF FIRST TIME LICENSES DROPPED 21 PERCENT DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.
THE MARTINEZ ADMINISTRATION SAYS THERE'S BEEN NO CRACKDOWN, AND THE RULES HAVEN'T CHANGED…ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN A VOCAL OPPONENT OF THE LAW ALLOWING THOSE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY TO GET A DRIVERS LICENSE.
AN IMMIGRANT ADVOCATE SAYS NEW MEXICO'S WEAK ECONOMY MAY THE REASON FOR THE LOWER NUMBERS.
