IT’LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW LAWMAKERS LINE UP ON GETTING NEW MEXICO’S DRIVER’S LICENSE SYSTEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REAL I-D ACT. WE DO HAVE TWO MORE YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW, BUT NOW A POLL FROM LATINO DECISIONS … A RESEARCH GROUP … SHOWS 69 PERCENT OF NEW MEXICANS SURVEYED FAVOR KEEPING LICENSES AVAILABLE TO ALL IMMIGRANTS. 29 PERCENT OPPOSE THAT.
MEANWHILE, A PROPOSAL THAT MADE IT THROUGH THE SENATE LAST YEAR FOR A TWO-TIERED SYSTEM GIVING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS A DRIVING PRIVILEGE CARD GOT 56 SUPPORT … AND 39 PERCENT OPPOSITION.