NM MVD says Navajo-only speakers are “illiterates” must learn English to obtain state ID card

[DustyJoe]

11. Makes no sense

What difference is there with the literacy of a Native Navajo or a Mexican National that does not speak or read or write english ? It cannot be lawful to single out the Navajos when NM is one of the few states where undocumented Mexican Nationals can apply for a drivers license. You can go to any MVD office in NM and find constant streams of non-citizens being instructed in spanish by MVD staffers on their application. Are these folks considered illiterate too ? I have lived in the 4 corners just off the Navajo reservation for over 40 years, Navajos cannot be considered in any way illiterate. Yes, there are elders that have never been off the reservation and a lot of elders do not speak english that this practice probably targets. Hardly makes them illiterate and be denied state ID. This state requirement if true is a total illegal discrimination against the natives by a state government that steps all over itself to help latin non-citizens.