A look back at NMPolitics.net’s most-read posts in 2016
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Half of our most-read posts reported on the contentious battle for president between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, but other topics made the list too. Continue Reading
Time is running out to protect Castner Range
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This unique piece of the American West would be a noteworthy monument. Continue Reading
Small steps aim to lessen exploitation of Texas construction workers
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In Houston and Austin, some builders are voluntarily trying to ensure that construction workers are paid well and their safety is protected. Continue Reading
A call to lay down our weapons
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Our instinctual response to self-segregate into warring factions is misguided and destructive. Continue Reading
Big employers no strangers to benefiting from cheap, illegal labor
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Two cases illustrate how big-name employers benefit from illegal labor and why undocumented workers are easily exploited. Continue Reading
Don’t shut down transparent tax reform discussion
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If we can’t have complex policy discussions in public, we have little chance of addressing our state’s substantial problems and improving the lives of New Mexicans. Continue Reading
In Texas, undocumented immigrants have no shortage of work
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An underground labor market provides abundant employment opportunities for undocumented immigrants in the United States. But working in the shadows often means accepting low pay and exploitation. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s economic policy is counterproductive
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The outdated, disproven ideology of “no new revenue” offered up by Governor Martinez and the Rio Grande Foundation is a failure. Continue Reading
In Texas, lawmakers don’t mess with employers of undocumented workers
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For all their condemnations of illegal immigration, Texas lawmakers — Republican and Democratic — have shown little interest in cracking down on businesses that employ undocumented workers. Continue Reading
Rep. Pearce should leave our national monuments alone
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Rep. Steve Pearce’s own attempts to sell off Southern New Mexico’s public lands – which have all failed – make it unsurprising that he would choose to follow U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop’s lead. Continue Reading
Texas wages a war on drugs at the border. That might be the wrong place.
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An estimated 1.6 million adult Texans have substance use disorders, many addicted to drugs that arrive illegally from Mexico. Continue Reading
More states are backing higher minimum wages
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Four states, including Arizona, just voted to go above and beyond what Las Cruces and New Mexico are willing to do for their workers. Continue Reading
Payday lending company says it paid rent to former tax secretary
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There may be a simple explanation for some deposits a former state cabinet secretary made into her personal bank account that are under scrutiny by the Attorney General’s Office. Continue Reading
Emoluments clause: Could overturning 185 years of precedent let Trump off the hook?
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Another view of the clause in the Constitution regarding payments from foreign countries would let Trump off the hook — and overturn more than a century of practice and law. Continue Reading
Trump’s tough talk on immigration masks a complex reality
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Critics say President-elect Donald Trump’s heated rhetoric sows fear and confusion while risking ‘collateral damage.’ Continue Reading