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NM: Gov. Martinez' License Residency Check Causes Illegal Aliens to Panic
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| 08-04-2011
| John Hill
Posted on 08/04/2011 9:38:42 AM PDT by montag813
Edited on 08/04/2011 9:54:18 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator.
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by John Hill Stand With Arizona
You have to hand it to Gov. Susana Martinez (R-NM): she does NOT back down. This tough former D.A. seems to have inherited her tenacity from her father - a former Sheriff and boxer who won three straight Golden Gloves titles in the 1950s. Her adversaries underestimate her at their peril.
And when her Democrat adversaries blocked her fight to stop issuing drivers' licenses to illegal aliens last Winter, she tried again in March. SWA members turned out tons of phone calls and emails, and remarkably Martinez managed to pass it through the House on March 4. But Senate Democrats then quietly killed the the bill late on a Friday night on March 19th. They thought the matter was closed for the year, as is usually the case. But Susana Martinez is not your "usual" politician.
New Mexico is one of only two states that grants driver's licenses to people regardless of immigration status. The law - created in 2003 under her predecessor, Democrat Bill Richardson - has made New Mexico a magnet for illegal aliens who want to receive a valid United States ID and travel freely around the country, Martinez noted. Thus this disgraceful law not only rewards illegal aliens, but also gives potential terrorists an easy gateway to establish themselves in ANY state to help plan an attack.
And Martinez is determined to put a stop to it. "I will continue to fight to fulfill the promises I made to New Mexicans," she said after the bill's defeat. And fight she did.
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KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; arizona; illegals; immigration; sanctuary; sb1070; terrorism
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To: magna carta
Texas requires proof of citizenship to get a drivers license.
To: montag813
How come most Republicans with balls are women?
Because they are not Republicans. They are Conservatives who won't subject themselves to the corruption that exists in the Democrat Party.
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:04:03 AM PDT
by
YHAOS
(you betcha!)
To: montag813
Almost the ONLY GOP fighters we have are women! The men seem to have fallen victim to what Rush calls “the wussification of America”. Buncha damn metrosexuals.
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:06:34 AM PDT
by
albie
To: supremedoctrine
"A Dem who gets it , at least on this issue? I dont believe it!"
HUH????
Gov. Susana Martinez (R-NM)
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:12:19 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
(".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
To: montag813
It’s a decent response to the legislature but the illegals that live in New Mexico are not in a state of “panic”. I have been to a rural MVD twice in the past two weeks and each time there has been an illegal applying for a drivers license. The state is helpful enough to supply spanish speaking MVD workers who ask the illegals whether they have a social security number and when they reply that they do not, the MVD asks them if they have a matricula consular (Mexican Embassy papers). If not, the MVD actually instructs the illegal on how to obtain one. In the past three years I have been in a MVD five times and each time, without fail, there is an illegal applying for a drivers license in a rural office with a maximum capacity of 8 people.
The only people that will actually be affected by Martinez’s actions are illegals that do not live in New Mexico. There are a large number of them, but most of the illegals with drivers licenses live in the state. It’s a shame she’s not having ICE agents there which would seem to be within her authority but would cause an uproar from the democrats.
The real solution is to mandate that state’s have secure drivers licenses that require proof of legal residency. Every time it looks like it will finally be put in force after years of waiting, there’s another waiver. If it went into force, New Mexico would be forced to stop giving drivers licenses to illegals.
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:12:38 AM PDT
by
jimnm
To: montag813
Must be nice for the good folks of New Mexico to have a Govenor with some moxie instead of the clown she replaced who always had his hand out looking to cash in.
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:13:07 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) Don't trust the F.B.I.)
To: Joe Boucher
Amen Brother!!! It will take decades to get over the damage Bill Richardson inflicked on this state. Denco
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:15:49 AM PDT
by
denco
To: montag813
Illegal aliens should panic...as should all criminals. Go back and fix your anus of a country instead of coming here to f-up ours!
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:19:45 AM PDT
by
Niteranger68
(If you don't vote for the best candidate, you're no different than a draft-dodger.)
To: montag813
Martinez is great, much better than I expected when I voted for her and she’s doing what she can with drivers licenses for illegals despite the problems I listed above. It’s the NM Senate that is the problem. One of Martinez’s first actions as governors was to axe the entire Environmental Improvement Board because they created an “anti-business climate”. They had recently tried to kneecap New Mexico by creating a carbon emissions scheme.
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:20:31 AM PDT
by
jimnm
To: montag813
Oh, my heart just “breaks” for the panicked criminals. Good for her!
To: SaraJohnson
Texas is being challenged by Perry's favorite type of judge: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/29/judge-prohibits-texas-from-denying-drivers-licenses-to-legal-immigrants/?intcmp=obnetwork
To: montag813; Liz; AuntB; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; ...
REFERENCE :”
And when her Democrat adversaries blocked her fight to stop issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens last Winter, she tried again in March.... They thought the matter was closed for the year, as is usually the case. But Susana Martinez is not your usual politician... New Mexico is one of only two states that grants drivers licenses to people regardless of immigration status. The law created in 2003 under her predecessor, Democrat Bill Richardson has made New Mexico a magnet for illegal aliens who want to receive a valid United States ID and travel freely around the country, Martinez noted. Thus this disgraceful law not only rewards illegal aliens, but also gives potential terrorists an easy gateway to establish themselves in ANY state to help plan an attack..... ...On July 19, she did something remarkable to seize control of the issue. Illegals living in other states pay forgers as much as $6,000 a pop for documents that declare them to be residents of New Mexico so they can apply for drivers licenses there. New Mexico doesnt know what percentage of the 25,000 state drivers licenses issued to foreign nationals last year alone went to illegals. So Martinez came up with a plan to thwart them: Martinez announced Tuesday the Motor Vehicle Division will check a random sample of 10,000 license holders who are foreign nationals to determine their residency. Letters will notify people they have 30 days to schedule an IN-PERSON appointment with MVD. Documents to verify residency include utility bills, pay stubs and lease agreements.
Brilliant! Now everyone on that list illegal aliens, foreign nationals overstaying their visas, potential terrorists all will have to make a personal appearance in Albuquerque or Las Cruces within 30 days to prove N.M. residency, or lose their license. Predictably, all hell broke loose. Illegal aliens who do live in New Mexico are now panicking that if they show up to verify residency, they will be DEPORTED.”
NM: Gov. Martinez License Residency Check Causes Illegal Aliens to Panic Impressive !
These are the type of policies that I have recommended, you dont have to 'round up millions' of illegals as the amnesty crowd claims we are for, just make it difficult for them to get benefits like this.
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:27:19 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
To: denco
Hey denco, last year I stayed in Chama for a week.
WOW, what a most beautiful place.
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posted on
08/04/2011 10:34:01 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) Don't trust the F.B.I.)
To: Joe Boucher
Hey denco, last year I stayed in Chama for a week.Did you take the train ride? The scenery is astounding.
To: Joe Boucher
We’re quite proud of Susanna...one of “Mama Grizzly’s cubs.” She is developing some very sharp claws
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posted on
08/04/2011 11:19:15 AM PDT
by
LaybackLenny
(All hail Her Royal Highness Sarah, Queen of The Hobbits)
To: montag813
Ya know, if you done nothing wrong then you have no reason to panic.
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08/04/2011 11:32:43 AM PDT
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posted on
08/04/2011 12:11:01 PM PDT
by
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To: sickoflibs
RE: "These are the type of policies that I have recommended, you dont have to 'round up millions' of illegals as the amnesty crowd claims we are for, just make it difficult for them to get benefits like this."
Yea got my vote.
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posted on
08/04/2011 12:14:45 PM PDT
by
Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned....Duncan Hunter Sr. for POTUS.)
To: Kartographer; allmendream
WHOOPS!
Don’t know why I assumed she was a Dem/
Must be the name Martinez. I shoulda known.
A loyal DEM would sooner die than make those statements.
I am so embarrassed.
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posted on
08/04/2011 3:20:19 PM PDT
by
supremedoctrine
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posted on
08/04/2011 4:25:12 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
(Old Cold Warrior)
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