Legal or not, Trump’s wall is already being built
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What you need to know about construction currently happening on the border. Continue Reading
Science education is essential to NM’s future
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We urge all New Mexicans to make their voices heard as the Public Education Department seeks public input on their proposed new science standards. Continue Reading
Why do border deaths persist when the number of crossings is falling?
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Government policies funneling illegal immigrants into more dangerous crossing areas have contributed to fatalities. Continue Reading
In monuments report, a skewed view of protections
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Under the Antiquities Act, landscapes like the Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected. Continue Reading
In Indian Country, Obamacare repeal is a life-or-death issue
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The U.S. government is poised to limit funding for Indian Health Services. Continue Reading
The path to civility is not the easiest way, but it is possible
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The cutting of deals where all sides get something (but not everything) has become an art that seems to be as dead as Latin. Continue Reading
Zinke doesn’t recommend shrinking two New Mexico monuments
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But the U.S. interior secretary is recommending changes in how the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte monuments are managed. Continue Reading
State’s uninsured rate is half what it was in 2011
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Fewer than 1 in 10 New Mexicans had no health insurance in 2016 compared to 2 in 10 in 2011. Continue Reading
Remembering Pete Domenici
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My grandfather loved to tell me the story about a young Pete Domenici coming into my family’s drugstore. Continue Reading
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici dies
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Domenici, a Republican, was New Mexico’s longest-serving U.S. senator, holding that office from 1973-2009. Continue Reading
Relatives of undocumented children caught up in ICE dragnet
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In a shift from how it operated during the Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is cracking down on relatives who let undocumented kids stay with them after entering the U.S. Continue Reading
Democrats say ‘Citizens United’ should die. Here’s why that won’t happen.
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The Democrats’ battle against big and secretive political cash has lots of pomp, but underwhelming circumstances. Continue Reading
A proposal to protect Dreamers and other immigrants from deportation
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The REUNION Act would protect Dreamers, parents of Americans, and other undocumented individuals by creating a five-year statute of limitations on deportation. Continue Reading
Will Trump kill the dream for these immigrants?
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With the president reportedly at the point of canceling DACA, some of its 800,000 beneficiaries describe what they gained — and now fear losing — from the program. Continue Reading
Trump inspires a ‘green and brown coalition’ in the borderlands
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President Donald Trump’s border policies and proposals are stirring a new convergence of forces. Continue Reading