A better solution than a wall, using an engineering idea
|
Don’t do it President Trump. I have a better plan. Continue Reading
Trump invites bids to build wall, cites importance of ‘aesthetics’
|
It’ll cost $20 billion or more. Mexico will pay for it, or it won’t. Amid uncertainty, Trump clearly seems intent on making the border wall handsome. Continue Reading
Scientists say Trump’s border wall would devastate wildlife habitat
|
At the U.S.-Mexico border, scientists say existing fencing is hurting endangered wildlife and warn that a continuous wall could devastate many species. Continue Reading
We must resist protectionist border policies
|
We must continue to support the North American Free Trade Agreement. Continue Reading
Haussamen on Trump’s borderland impact, the legislative session
|
NMPolitics.net editor and publisher Heath Haussamen joined others on the television show New Mexico Now this week. Continue Reading
Deporting non-Mexicans to Mexico a ‘non-starter,’ Mexican official says
|
On the eve of a meeting between Mexico’s president and American officials, Mexican officials emphatically rejected the latest Trump administration immigration proposal. Continue Reading
Trump’s plan would deport to Mexico people crossing border illegally, regardless of nationality
|
The idea is part of a raft of immigration proposals signed by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly that are likely to spur international and legal challenges. Continue Reading
This is democracy in action
|
Las Cruces was ground zero on Wednesday for the heated disagreement that will shape our nation for years to come. The city was ready. Continue Reading
Feds didn’t make arrests at Doña Ana County schools, officials say
|
Rumors spread Wednesday that federal agents were at schools in Doña Ana County arresting immigrants living in the United States without legal status, but officials say that didn’t happen. Continue Reading
Protesters shut down street after ICE raid in Las Cruces
|
The protest ended peacefully after the city police chief spoke with its leader and people moved off the street into a nearby park. Continue Reading
In apparent case of mistaken identity, Austin father caught in ICE sting
|
Undocumented immigrant Miguel Angel Torres was on his way to deliver Valentine’s Day chocolates to his daughter last week near Austin. Now, in what his family calls a case of mistaken identity, Torres is in an immigration lock-up near San Antonio. Continue Reading
Former ‘border czar’ gives real facts about immigration
|
Alan Bersin says a border wall won’t address the real challenges confronting the U.S. border enforcement system: hopelessly understaffed immigration courts and lawlessness and poverty in Central America. Continue Reading
Mexico without borders
|
A nonprofit based in Mexico is trying to help refugees who are looking for safe haven. Continue Reading
Lujan Grisham and others to meet with ICE about raids
|
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham said there is “panic” in New Mexico and advocates for immigrants “are getting a flood of phone calls.” Continue Reading
Are this week’s ICE raids ‘routine’ or a Trump-driven escalation?
|
The federal agency claims it’s not doing anything different than it did under former President Barack Obama. But arrests this week may indicate a shift. Continue Reading