NM doing right thing on immigrant driver’s licenses
January 29, 2012
New Mexico is doing the right thing regarding driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. As the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators stated in its authoritative 2003 report, New Mexico driver’s licenses including that for illegal immigrants with digital images, aid homeland security and law enforcement agencies.
http://www.drivers.com/article/971/
It is funny that a recent Associated Press article sees “only” a possible pattern of fraud. The fraud appears to be exaggerated by the Martinez administration for political reasons. Please note how quickly the Martinez administration notified the Fox News network. What the state needs to do is replace its totally obsolete and aging computer system in the Motor Vehicle Division. The system can not even recognize duplicate addresses for driver’s licenses. Then duplicate addresses can be investigated and if there is fraud arrest the perpetrators. That is answer – pure and simple! The state legislators should vote against the repeal of the law granting immigrants driver’s licenses. This is a public safety issue. Instead let’s replace that old computer system ASAP.
The New Mexico MVD has all kinds of problems. An admitted “computer glitch” caused the state to issue hundreds if not thousands of fraudulent car titles in New Mexico.
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/on_assignment/mvd-papers-dirty-cars-with-clean-titles
In 2011 Keith Perry, head of the state’s Motor Vehicle Division resigned under pressure after the Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla “raised some concerns” about the general management of the division. This indicates the existence of poor management in the MVD.
I think Governor Martinez should be concentrating on the reform of the MVD and upgrading its computer systems rather than continuing her outspoken political campaign against illegal immigrants and their driver’s licenses. Then maybe New Mexico will find out if there is really driver’s license fraud!
Greg Lennes
530 La Melodia Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88011
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