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Overhaul of New Mexico Immigrant Driver’s License Prompts New Complaints

New Mexico officials ran into fresh criticism Tuesday about revisions to the state’s immigrant driver’s license law at a public hearing on the proposed regulations. The Department of Taxation and Revenue has said its plan to implement a law approved …

New Jersey Governor Against Providing Driver Licenses to Illegal Immigrants

Gov. Chris Christie said Monday he would veto a bill that that would establish a New Jersey driver’s license for residents who cannot prove they are in the United States legally, dashing the hopes of hundreds of people who rallied …

New Mexico Senate Approves Two-Tiered Driver’s License Bill

The New Mexico Senate approved a two-tiered bill on Friday that would continue to grant driving privileges to people in the country illegally. The compromise reached on the issue calls for two distinct driver’s licenses – one that complies with …

Immigrants in California Want Looser Driver License Rules

As California prepares to issue driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, residents sounded off Tuesday on what documents should be accepted as proof of identity and residency in the state. At a packed hearing in Los Angeles, scores …

New Mexico Immigrant Driver Licenses Down Substantially

First-time driver’s licenses issued to immigrants in the country illegally plunged by nearly a third in the past year despite no change in New Mexico’s policy of granting driving privileges, records show. The dramatic decline comes after Republican Gov. Susana …