Allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses or requiring lawful residency identification has an “insignificant impact” on the percentage of uninsured drivers in New Mexico.
That’s according to New Mexico State University’s J. Tim Query, an associate professor of finance and business law, who decided to test assertions on both sides about the correlation between driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants and the number of uninsured motorists.
New Mexico is one of three states — including Utah and Washington — that allows immigrants to apply for a driver’s license without proving their legal residence.
Gov. Susanna Martinez has proposed that the state stop issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. That issue will be
