Finger print provision scuttles deal on immigrant licenses

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Leading Republicans in the New Mexico Legislature are insisting that immigrants who are in the country illegally provide finger prints when applying for a special driver identification card, under amended legislation designed to make state driver’s licenses compliant under federal regulations for identification.
Republican House Majority Floor Leader Nate Gentry on Wednesday described as a deal killer a Senate amendment that stripped finger printing provisions f