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"Three foreign nationals are behind bars after authorities said they illegally tried to obtain New Mexico driver\u2019s licenses.The three men are Polish nationals and they tried to pass themselves off as New Mexicans.\u201CThey showed up on Nov. 16th for their appointment to get their driver's license,\u201D Tax and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla said.It\u2019s tactic familiar to the Motor Vehicles Department. Applicants get a New Mexico address, a bank account and then apply for a license.But this time, something didn\u2019t seem right to MVD. They told the men to come back three days later. When the men came back, they did and the fraud unit and U.S. Customs were waiting on them.\u201CThey really do believe that New Mexico is a haven for obtaining a driver's license,\u201D Padilla said.According to the complaint, the men admitted their sole purpose for coming to New Mexico was to get a license.\u201CWe are known for that! We are a magnet for individuals to come to our state to get a driver's license without having any intentions of staying New Mexico,\u201D Padilla said.Padilla said they see the same problem every few months.\u201CIt's a broken record! And we really need to fix it,\u201D Padilla said.Between the possibility of issuing licenses to the wrong people and the threat of legit licenses being invalid under Real ID laws, Padilla said it\u2019s time for some real law changes.\u201CWe can't keep doing this to ourselves! I don't know what it's going to take for the naysayers to come around,\u201D Padilla said.The three men are facing felony charges of forgery, perjury and conspiracy. One of the men has an immigration hold on him.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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