{"id":672551,"date":"2019-01-29T05:19:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T12:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=672551"},"modified":"2019-01-29T11:55:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T18:55:31","slug":"hundreds-march-on-roundhouse-for-immigrants-and-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2019\/01\/hundreds-march-on-roundhouse-for-immigrants-and-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds march on Roundhouse for immigrants and workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_672557\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-672557\" src=\"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5439146_web_012819XGRRally_53_CMYK-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"March\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5439146_web_012819XGRRally_53_CMYK-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5439146_web_012819XGRRally_53_CMYK-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5439146_web_012819XGRRally_53_CMYK-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5439146_web_012819XGRRally_53_CMYK.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Luis S\u00e1nchez Saturno \/ the New Mexican<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immigrants, low-wage workers and their allies from across New Mexico march in support of a slate of legislative proposals aimed at leveling the playing field for immigrants and low-wage workers on Monday.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Teens held posters of families holding hands, large red Xs over the acronym ICE, and bubble letters that read &#8220;Equal Rights for All Workers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Parents and seniors chanted, &#8220;No somos uno. No somos cien. Somos milliones cu\u00e9ntenos bien,&#8221; which means: &#8220;We are not one. We are not 100. We are millions, so count us right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"module align-left half type-aside\">\n<h3>About this article<\/h3>\n<p>This article comes from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Santa Fe New Mexican<\/a>. NMPolitics.net is paying for the rights to publish articles about the 2019 legislative session from the newspaper. Help us cover the cost by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making a donation to NMPolitics.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>About 400 people from across New Mexico gathered at Santa Fe&#8217;s Railyard Park on Monday to march in support of Immigrant and Workers&#8217; Day of Action. As the crowd approached the Capitol, posters went higher and voices grew louder &#8212; celebrating the state&#8217;s hard-working and diverse workforce and raising awareness on upcoming legislative decisions that could affect many lives.<\/p>\n<p>The group outlined a variety of bills of interest, including <a href=\"https:\/\/nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=196&amp;year=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 196<\/a>, which would prevent state and local agencies from expending resources to enforce federal immigration law; <a href=\"https:\/\/nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=H&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=141&amp;year=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 141<\/a>, which would prohibit state agencies from disclosing sensitive information; <a href=\"https:\/\/nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=H&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=31&amp;year=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 31<\/a>, intended to raise the state minimum wage to $12 per hour; and <a href=\"https:\/\/nmlegis.gov\/Legislation\/Legislation?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=278&amp;year=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 278<\/a>, aimed to limit obstacles in maintaining a driver&#8217;s license or ID.<\/p>\n<p>For Estela Guzman, a researcher at New Mexico Voices for Children, a statewide advocacy organization, a top priority is to increase the state&#8217;s minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These people have to work three to four jobs just to make ends meet,&#8221; she said, adding that increasing wages is a long-term solution for many. &#8220;If the community can&#8217;t thrive, we are all missing out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jose Hernandes, who drove four hours from Farmington, echoed the sentiment while clinging to a poster that read &#8220;Somos el 13% de la fuerza laboral en Nuevo Mexico.&#8221; The sign, which states, &#8220;We are 13 percent of New Mexico&#8217;s workforce,&#8221; is a &#8220;message for all immigrants,&#8221; he said, and a reminder that immigrants play a vital role in the state&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>While many who attended the march focused on improving pay and working conditions for immigrants, others expressed big-picture concerns regarding the overall inequality and mistreatment of those seeking asylum.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Several kids held signs that read &#8220;Don&#8217;t deport my mom.&#8221; Others highlighted the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New Mexico&#8217;s courtrooms. Some protested against President Trump&#8217;s desire to build a wall on the Mexican border and shouted against political rhetoric that belittles non-white Americans.<\/p>\n<p>A young marcher said she lives in fear of how current policies could one day rip apart her family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If they take my dad, my family won&#8217;t be together. It won&#8217;t be the same,&#8221; the girl said, adding her parents are both undocumented immigrants from Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>After walking for about an hour, the march&#8217;s participants arrived at the Capitol, where they celebrated with burritos, Spanish music and a number of speeches, including words from Santa Fe City Councilor Renee Villarreal.<\/p>\n<p>Villarreal told the crowd that in a state with a large immigrant population, it is vital to &#8220;fight against the abuse of power in Washington&#8221; and stir local change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we can do more to protect immigrants,&#8221; she said later in an interview. &#8220;We should be vigilant with where we prioritize our resources in order to keep our people safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They marched in support of a slate of legislative proposals aimed at leveling the playing field for immigrants and low-wage workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":672557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[3671,140,107],"class_list":["post-672551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-2019-legislative-session","tag-border-and-immigration","tag-roundhouse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672551"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":672560,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672551\/revisions\/672560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}