Quote:New Mexico's policy of giving illegal immigrants driver's licenses could soon come back to bite the state's law-abiding residents when stringent new federal requirements for IDs take effect in January, the governor is warning.

With a key provision of the federal Real ID Act set to kick in on Jan. 15, Gov. Susana Martinez claims there will be no way to differentiate between state IDs issued to residents who furnish federally-required documentation and those issued to illegal immigrants based on less stringent requirements. Martinez is predicting the federal government will have no choice come Jan. 15, 2013, but to no longer recognize her state's licenses as valid identification at airport ticket counters or for entry into federal buildings or complexes such as the state's large Kirtland and Holloman Air Force

Under the Real ID Act, the federal government requires proof of citizenship for a driver's license and may not recognize other state IDs unless they are supported by such documents as a birth certificate, Social Security number or passport

"TSA security screeners will no longer accept a New Mexico driver’s license as valid ID to board a plane."


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