Police: Chinese Nationals Arrested In Fake License Case

Gov.-Elect Opposed to NM Driver's License Law
POSTED: 12:27 pm MDT November 5, 2010
UPDATED: 3:29 pm MDT November 5, 2010

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SANTA FE, NM -- Two Chinese nationals were in the Santa Fe county jail after trying to obtain New Mexico driver's licenses illegally, police say.

Gov.-elect Susanna Martinez said this case and many others are proof that New Mexico's licensing laws put the state in danger.

Police said Yue Xian Liu, Shunxian Feng and another person who fled tried to use a bogus address to get New Mexico driver's licenses.

State Police said they arrested Feng just before he was set to leave for China. They said the plan was for him to wait in China until his license arrived at the fake address and then he would return to New Mexico.

Martinez said the case is exactly why she has promised to get rid of the law that allows illegal immigrants to obtain state licenses with no questions asked.

"We have to make sure our borders are secure and throughout my entire campaign I have made that a promise -- to fight, to repeal that law and revoke those driver's licenses that have been issued thus far," she said.

State police were questioning two of the suspects to find out why they were trying to get New Mexico licenses.

Martinez said it really doesn't matter why; the state can't keep taking chances with people who come to the state illegally.

"We have to make sure that the people who cause us harm, trafficking narcotics, trafficking humans, and break into homes and commit criminal activity do not stay in this state", Martinez said.

The state tax fraud investigation division aided New Mexico Police in making the arrests.

Trying to get a fictitious license in New Mexico is a fourth-degree felony.

Police said they also caught a number of Polish immigrants who were attempting to get fraudulent licenses earlier this year.

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