State Rep blasts Gov. Susana Martinez on immigration: “Our governor … would kick you in the kidneys if she can”
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An otherwise standard news conference in front of the State Capitol Building Wednesday (Aug. 24) took an atagonistic turn when Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon (D-Cibola and McKinley counties) attacked Gov. Susana Martinez.
Speaking off the cuff in front of supporters of a lawsuit filed against the state in reaction to Gov. Martinez’s order to review some 10,000 driver’s licenses issued since the state passed a controversial law allowing illegal immigrants to obtain New Mexico driver’s licenses, Alcon told the crowd of a few dozen, “I believe if you were lying on the ground, our governor on the fourth floor [where the Governor's Office is located] would kick you in the kidneys if she can.”
Moments later, Capitol Report New Mexico asked Alcon if he regretted what he said:
Rep. Alcon speaking in front of NM statehouse, 8/24/11
As of 3:48 p.m., no reaction from the governor’s office to the quote. But as soon as we obtain one, we’ll post it.
Update 5:20 p.m. The communications team for Martinez released this statement: “The Governor is focused on issues that matter to New Mexicans and isn’t going to respond to such an unfortunate personal attack.”
Martinez has been a harsh critic of the law, passed in 2003, that allows undocumented people to obtain a New Mexico driver’s license, saying that since New Mexico is one of just two states that allow illegal immigrants to legally drive (the other is Washington state), that New Mexico has become a magnet for improper licenses to be issued.
Supporters say overturning the law won’t do anything to really keep illegal immigrants from driving and will therefore encourage illegal workers from coming forward should they get involved in traffic accidents.
When Rep. Andy Nuñez (I-Hatch) tried to pass a bill during the legislature’s regular session earlier this year, Alcon strongly defended the current law and said that Nuñez sponsored the bill to get back at Speaker of the House Ben Luján. “The only reason you’re pushing this bill is because you’re mad at the Speaker for taking away your committee chairmanship,” Alcon said from the House floor.
As for the Wedneday news conference and the lawsuit filed against the state, click here.
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Tags: Andy Nunez, Ben Lujan, Capitol Report New Mexico, driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, Eliseo Lee Alcon, Susana Martinez
10:37 am on August 25th, 2011
This is just the liberal democrats slinging mud. The same low life personal attacks they all make, all the time. Disgusting, Mr. Alcon. Low life, immature, and corrupt. Get on board with Americans or get out. Your democratic mafia that has controlled all state agencies, the courts and the media for eight years is being deconstructed for the betterment of New Mexico.
1:16 pm on August 25th, 2011
Just goes to show that you can be an idiot and get elected in this state. If an official, of either party does not uphold the laws of the state, they should be jailed. PERIOD
1:34 pm on August 25th, 2011
Why not give out permits that declare their country of origin? This should settle the issue.
7:33 pm on August 25th, 2011
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer ,”What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying? What if they had a good idea who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn’t be ejected. Furthermore, what if Suns’ ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink? And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter?” New Mexico has become a magnet for improper licenses to be issued. Earlier this month, the state government sent out letters to 10,000 foreign nationals with driver’s licenses in New Mexico requiring them to set up appointments to verify their legal status. More than 8,500 of those letters have gone unanswered. Did they just move toanother stata now that they have an ID. ONLY TWO STATES,and Washington has some restrictions.
8:06 pm on August 25th, 2011
Stop accomodating illegal aliens. Don’t give them driver’s licenses, housing subsidies, utility subsidies, food stamps or welfare checks. No more anchor babies. And shut off the the phone thing that says press 1 for English or press 2 for Espanol, U.S. citizens who just happen to be Hispanic already know how to speak English. When was the last time any of you readers were asked to press another button on the phone for Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and etc.?
11:20 pm on August 25th, 2011
Funny ! If Susana had the oportunity to give Alcon a kick in the cohones , and make the wax fly out of his ears ( Wax Job ) ha SOME NM Polititions are funny even if they are crooks aye aye
8:57 am on August 26th, 2011
Short and precise — and correct, Steven P. I worked at a NM Human Resources (socialist) department for awhile. Ultimately I could not stand it, it was an awful experience. Thousands of illegals on the dole getting food stamps, housing, medicaid, etc. We could not even ask if people signing up for our tax dollars were citizens! Meanwhile they are all working under the table. They have all of their living expenses paid by us, and keep the cash. My boss was so abusive and forced me to ignore this dynamic I had to leave. So the IQ deficient people like Alcon here, who can only name call, has no capacity to form a real argument for supporting illegals on our tax dollars, attack the best thing that has happened to New Mexico in ten years – a smart governor who is not scamming us and corrupting every state agency.