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A new poll shows that Democrats lead in statewide races, while Republicans are currently in the lead in the race to keep the 2nd Congressional District seat vacated by the Republican incumbent. Continue Reading
Sleeping on the bridge connecting Brownsville with Mexico, a Guatemalan man says he’ll wait as long as it takes to get across and find his wife and children. Continue Reading
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order he says will “keep the families together” when they’re apprehended illegally crossing the border. But that does little for families who have already been split apart. Continue Reading
The action comes after days of outcry about families being torn apart. Continue Reading
Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion to private companies operating shelters accused of serious lapses in care, including neglect and abuse. Continue Reading
Attorneys say the enforcement changes of the past 18 months dictate that almost no circumstance — no matter how heart-wrenching — will prevent the federal government from deporting someone who is in the country unlawfully. Continue Reading
Many prior protections for those seeking legal status are gone. Continue Reading
There is increasing political and policy concern at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Pediatric Society is appalled that any child would be forcibly separated from their parents as a matter of official government policy. Continue Reading
Michelle Lujan Grisham offers a real and effective path to a 21st Century economy, while Steve Pearce will continue Susana Martinez’s failures. Continue Reading
ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing as an agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.” Continue Reading
Currently, Democrats have a 38 to 32 advantage over Republicans in the state House. Here’s how that might change. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez supports the Trump administration’s policy. Not all elected officials in New Mexico share that sentiment. Continue Reading
Days after a tent city went up near El Paso, demonstrators took aim at the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from parents. Continue Reading
I believe each generation has the ability to love, grow and heal beyond the preceding generation. Continue Reading