New Mexico border issues could be sticking point in upcoming special lawmaking session [Video]

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s lawmakers will gather in July for a special lawmaking session. Democratic leaders say they plan on using the time to work on ideas like a panhandling bill, but some Republicans have different hopes for the session.

“The failure of the government to secure our southern border is the number one issue for my constituents,” New Mexico House Republican Leader Rod Montoya (R-San Juan) said in an email to the press.

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Montoya said House Republicans will try to focus on border-related issues during the special session. In particular, he mentioned limiting driver’s licenses to “undocumented” individuals, limiting cities from becoming “sanctuary cities” for undocumented individuals, mandatory immigration status reporting to federal agents when undocumented individuals are arrested by local law enforcement, and bringing the National Guard to New Mexico’s southern border.

In response, the governor says …