LEGISLATION TO GET NEW MEXICO INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REAL I-D ACT PASSES IN THE HOUSE … AND NOW GOES TO THE SENATE.
HOUSE BILL 99 WOULD PROVIDE LEGAL CITIZENS WITH DRIVERS’ LICENSES, AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR A DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARD THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR A YEAR. THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO REAPPLY. THEY’D ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE THEIR FINGERPRINTS WHEN THEY APPLY.
THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO STAY WITH A DIFFERENT BILL THAT’S ALSO A TWO-TIERED SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW, NEW MEXICO DRIVERS’ LICENSES WON’T GET YOU INTO MANY FEDERAL FACILITIES … AND WILL GET YOU ON AN AIRPLANE UNTIL 2018.
