YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO RUSH OUT TO GET A PASSPORT. YOUR NEW MEXICO DRIVER'S LICENSE WILL STILL BE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET YOU ON A FLIGHT OUT OF THE SUNPORT AFTER JANUARY 15TH. THAT'S BECAUSE THE FEDERAL HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT ON THURSDAY ISSUED A TEMPORARY DEFERMENT FOR STATES THAT AREN'T IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REAL I-D ACT. THAT, OF COURSE, INCLUDES NEW MEXICO ... PARTLY BECAUSE THE STATE LETS FOREIGN NATIONALS AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO GET STATE DRIVER'S LICENSES.

 

ONLY 13 STATES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL LAW: COLORADO, IOWA, WYOMING, OHIO, INDIANA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN, TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA , GEORGIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, AND CONNECTICUT.