We can still build the bridges that make America great
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The fear-based MAGA agenda promotes othering that is tearing us apart, but there are reasons to stay hopeful all around us. Continue Reading
Resisting yet another occupation in the borderlands
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The people of the borderlands have resisted and survived occupation and oppression for hundreds of years. That history gives me hope today. Continue Reading
Feds to boost troops at border as Lujan Grisham pulls Guard members out
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The Department of Defense is not saying whether any of 3,750 additional troops headed to the border will be coming to New Mexico. Continue Reading
After making false claims about El Paso, Trump to hold a rally there
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Monday’s will be the president’s first rally in the border city. Continue Reading
NM governor orders withdrawal of most National Guard troops at border
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Some troops will remain in Hidalgo County and be joined by state police officers to assist with the unique situation there. Continue Reading
Southern NM medical facilities strain to meet needs of vulnerable migrants
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Hospitals and clinics from Silver City to Deming, Lordsburg, and Alamogordo have recently treated children. Continue Reading
Churches in southern NM offer shelter to migrant families
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The seven churches have sheltered more than 1,500 men, women and children since June. Continue Reading
Answering the call
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A Q&A with the organizer of the effort that unites faith-based organizations to aid migrants in southern New Mexico. Continue Reading
Hundreds march on Roundhouse for immigrants and workers
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They marched in support of a slate of legislative proposals aimed at leveling the playing field for immigrants and low-wage workers. Continue Reading
As Mexico agrees to accept asylum seekers, some worry for their safety
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Just how much the Mexican government is willing to cooperate with Washington remains uncertain. Continue Reading
Bill to make NM a sanctuary state advances on party-line vote
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The legislation would prohibit state and local police agencies from using any resources to enforce federal immigration law. Continue Reading
Dreamers in limbo as Trump tries to trade their protection for border wall
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Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up a case brought by the administration that seeks to end DACA once and for all. Continue Reading
Tornillo tent city for youth migrants is now empty
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‘This tent city should never have stood in the first place,’ U.S. Rep. Will Hurd said Friday on Twitter. Continue Reading
Asylum
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Today we share a poem about what’s happening on the border and in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
Political leaders from both parties say we need to do more to secure the border. Why?
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We’ve spent decades and billions of dollars increasing security — and gotten results. Now there appears to be a capacity and processing issue, not a security issue, created by the flood of families seeking asylum here. Continue Reading