A prison clerk in New Mexico a state that has long offered illegal immigrants sanctuary has been reprimanded—and may be fired—for notifying federal authorities about arrested illegal aliens brought to the facility.

Valencia County Detention Center records clerk Clara Aguilar says her job is on the line for assisting state police officers who requested she call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding newly apprehended illegal aliens. Since 2007, the county facility has notified the federal agency about illegal immigrant arrests but the system abruptly changed recently.

Anytime she called immigration officials, Aguilar said, she would be “written up” even though its part of a clerk’s duties. Recently her supervisor instructed her not to make anymore calls to ICE, even when a state police officer requests it. Prison officials refuse to disclose details.

In 2003, Gov. Bill Richardson signed a measure into law that allowed foreign nationals — including those living illegally in the country — to obtain a driver’s license. His office has said that one of the deciding factors in signing the bill was public safety. This policy has led to wide spread fraud.

Bad Idea Bill!

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