Immigrant licenses jump before law change

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The number of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses in New Mexico surged during the first three months of the year.
Data obtained by The Associated Press through a records request showed 3,568 licenses were issued to foreign nationals from January to March.
That’s just shy of the 4,026 licenses granted to foreign nationals for all of 2015.
State officials believe the spike came because immigrants in the country illegally wanted to get New Mexico driver&r