Las Cruces school board wants to create a countywide sanctuary for immigrants
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The board wants to coordinate with other local governments to protect immigrants who could face deportation while Donald Trump is president. Continue Reading
Could programs to help undocumented immigrants get driver’s licenses backfire?
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Advocates fear that programs in a dozen states might be used by a Trump administration to aid deportation goals. Continue Reading
Las Cruces school board affirms commitment to equity and safety
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The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education has joined the national movement to affirm a commitment to diversity and safety in response to the rhetoric of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Continue Reading
While people and drugs come north, guns pour south into Mexico
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Often overlooked in border security debates is the river of guns and ammunition that flows from the United States — especially Texas — into Mexico, arming cartels and smugglers. Continue Reading
If we hire them, they will come: The demand side of border security
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A fundamental truth underlies the nation’s collective failure to stop illegal immigration and smuggling over the southern border: The United States demands the cheap labor and drugs. Continue Reading
Group continues pushing for NMSU to become a sanctuary campus
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Chancellor Garrey Carruthers said last week that NMSU won’t declare itself a sanctuary for immigrants without legal status or ban federal law enforcement officials from campus. Continue Reading
NMSU won’t call itself a sanctuary campus or ban immigration officials
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New Mexico State University won’t declare itself a sanctuary for immigrants without legal status or ban federal law enforcement officials from campus, Chancellor Garrey Carruthers said Friday. Continue Reading
Risk of terrorists crossing U.S. border into Texas is real — but low
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The number of illegal border crossers from far flung places — including countries deemed sponsors of terrorism — has been increasing, but they remain a small fraction of total border apprehensions. Continue Reading
U.S. immigration official should reunite sick girl with her mother
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Emily, a 12-year-old U.S. citizen who is suffering from a disease that causes her immune system to attack her joints and internal organs, has been needlessly separated from her mother for two years. Continue Reading
At UNM, signs that a new human rights movement is stirring
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In recent weeks, the pedestrian walkway outside the UNM bookstore has been reinvented as a free speech plaza of sorts, witnessing multiple demonstrations on issues ranging from the November election to Standing Rock. Continue Reading
The presidential election’s aftermath: Genetics are not destiny
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We have to work harder than ever toward a common cause. Continue Reading
My commitment in Donald Trump’s America
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We’ve been here before. We must remain open to hearing each other and vigilant about protecting those who need help. Continue Reading
The Trump effect on Mexico’s political scene
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Like no other U.S. presidential election in modern times, the stunning victory of Donald Trump is shaking up Mexico’s political scene. Continue Reading
Immigrant ‘dreamers’ fear deportation nightmare under Trump
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Some undocumented immigrants brought here as kids were granted a sort of legal status by President Barack Obama. They’re in a state of shock and panic now that Donald Trump has won the White House. Continue Reading
Tense scene as protesters engage Trump supporters outside Pence rally in Las Cruces
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Many people waiting in line responded to protesters’ attempts to engage them with shouting, chants, and dismissive or combative hand gestures. Continue Reading