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In New Mexico, 70% of extremely low-income renter households face a severe cost burden, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. (qingwa/AdobeStock)

America's 2-decade-long housing shortage needs a fix

New Mexico houses cost less to buy than in many other states but there's also less inventory and one data expert does not expect a building boom to re…

En 2020, el presidente Joe Biden gan� el estado de Nuevo M�xico por un margen de victoria del 10,79% sobre Donald Trump. (mrr/AdobeStock)

Prioridades para votantes demócratas de NM: atención médica, educación y seguridad fronteriza

Un delegado de Nuevo México en la Convención Nacional Demócrata de la semana pasada dice que escuchó temas específicos que es…

Policies proposed in Project 2025 would undermine already enacted environmental and climate policies related to fossil-fuel production, climate action and environmental justice. (newmexico.org)

Project 2025 alarms NM's teachers, human rights advocates, conservationists

From education to the environment and immigration, proposals in the "Project 2025" document alarm many New Mexicans promoting a more equal society…

In New Mexico, immigrants account for 22% percent of the state's construction workforce. (NicholasFelix/peopleimages.com/AdobeStock)<br />

Political scapegoating of immigrants surges ahead of U.S. elections

Polls show a significant number of Americans believe immigration is the most important issue facing the U.S. but experts argued claims of immigrants …

Al igual que la candidata al Senado de Nuevo M�xico, Cindy Nava, casi uno de cada diez residentes de Nuevo M�xico es un inmigrante. (Foto cortes�a de Nava)

Nuevo México 'Dreamer' pone la mira en legislatura estatal

Una "Dreamer" que se postula para el Senado de Nuevo México dice que un plan de la administración Biden para crear vías que permitan a …

Like New Mexico Senate candidate Cindy Nava, nearly one in 10 New Mexico residents is an immigrant. (Photo courtesy of Nava)

New Mexico 'Dreamer' sets sights on state legislature

A "Dreamer" running for the New Mexico Senate said a Biden administration plan to create pathways allowing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals bene…

Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello received both the Beazely Award and the International Award for their project

ABQ museum installs teeter-totter from U.S.-Mexico border wall

An art installation intended to jump-start social commentary about the treatment of immigrants has found a permanent home in Albuquerque. In 2019…

Following participation in a guaranteed income pilot program, 12% of rural New Mexico families said their child was on track to complete their grade level. (Fernanda/Adobe Stock)

NM cash-assistance program eased hardships for immigrant households

A new report from the nonprofit advocacy group New Mexico Voices showed a guaranteed cash assistance program designed for immigrants improved work and…

Immigrants start more than 25% of all businesses in seven of the eight sectors that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects to grow the fastest over the next decade. (Adriana/Adobe Stock)

Santa Fe's economic vitality depends on immigrants

From construction and hospitality to business creation and consumer spending, a new report shows the oversized contributions immigrants are making to …

One in five U.S. adults, or nearly 53 million people, lived with a mental illness in 2020, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. (NLawrenson/peopleimages.com/AdobeStock)

DACA Weighs on Some During BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month

Racism and discrimination act as stressors to increase mental health vulnerability, according to experts, especially for BIPOC individuals; Black…

New Mexico is one of only a few states to include immigrant tax filers who use their Individual Taxpayer Identification Number in filing for state and federal credits and rebates. (JoshuaResnick/Adobe Stock)

NM Aims to Promote Justice with Tax Rebates for Immigrant Workers

Tax rebates can boost economic growth, and the rebates available in New Mexico this summer are designed to reverse discriminatory exclusions of …

It is estimated about one-third of New Mexico's more than 120 threatened and endangered species occur in the Gila region, including the Mexican grey wolf, Gila trout and Mexican spotted owl. (Photo courtesy of Raquel Madrigal)

New Mexico Mural Art Features Endangered Species, Migration Themes

The Village of Doña Ana is New Mexico's oldest federally designated settlement, and about to be the newest destination for public art. The …

Since the start of the pandemic, at least 30,000 immigrant families in New Mexico were excluded from stimulus rebate checks, unemployment benefits and other safety-net programs. (SomosUnPuebloUnido)

Statewide "Guaranteed Basic Income" Launches in New Mexico

In the next few days, more than 300 undocumented or mixed-immigration-status New Mexico families will begin receiving $500 monthly for the next year…

Language barriers make it difficult for New Mexico's immigrants and refugees to complete government forms, navigate the public school system and make use of computers and other technology. (Adobe Stock)

"Eligible But Excluded" – NM Families Left Out of Pandemic Relief

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Many New Mexicans seeking pandemic relief face an uphill battle due to language barriers, according to a new report. In addition …

More than 650,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can continue legally living and working in the U.S. after a Supreme Court ruling Thursday. (edenirocha/Pixabay)

New Mexico DACA Recipients Get Reprieve, For Now

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico Dreamers are celebrating a Supreme Court decision that will allow them to live without uncertainty and fear at least …

End-of-life planning includes a person's wishes regarding medical treatment made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.(JoshuaWoroniecki/Pixabay)<br />

COVID-19 Makes End-of-Life Decisions Urgent for Hispanic Communities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Many of us fail to make known our end-of-life choices before a health crisis occurs, and with COVID-19 upon us, those decisions …

A javelina family trapped by a border wall in Arizona. (Matt Clark/Defenders of Wildlife)

Lawsuits Mount Over Trump Border Wall

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A coalition of conservation groups has sued the Trump administration over money from the nation's military budget being used to …

A new report estimates that 38,000 children in New Mexico won't benefit from financial relief to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic because their parents are undocumented. (nmpovertylaw.org)

Report: Many NM Immigrants Excluded From COVID-19 Relief

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Many of New Mexico's immigrants, including some with legal residency, will not receive the federal government's $1,200 stimulus …

The Urban Institute estimates that as many as 36,900 New Mexico residents may go without being counted in the 2020 census. (May/Pixabay)

Stuck at Home? Time to Complete Your 2020 Census Form

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The new coronavirus health crisis has more people self-isolating, and that makes it a good time to complete your 2020 Census …

ICE Agents on Campus Subject of Memo to Albuquerque Schools

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A memo will soon go out to principals in New Mexico's largest public school district, reminding them about the district's policy …

It's estimated that in New Mexico, DACA has allowed nearly 7,000 young people to pass background checks in order to live and work legally in the United States. (nmdreamteam.org)

New Mexicans Rally in Texas as Supreme Court Debates DACA

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The future of a program that protects around 800,000 young immigrants known as "Dreamers" was argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on …

As of June, migrants with active immigration cases have been waiting an average of almost two years for a decision, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. (StockSnap/Pixabay)

Indivisible Holds "Defund Hate" Rallies Across New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A weeklong "Defund Hate" campaign by the group Indivisible culminates in rallies across New Mexico today. The campaign …

New Mexico's governor wants to make sure the state is one step ahead of a domestic terrorism act similar to the one earlier this month just 50 miles from Las Cruces, the state's second largest city. (PatrickFeller/Flickr)

New Mexico Explores Measures to Combat Domestic Terrorism

SANTA FE, N.M. — The risk of domestic terrorism will be discussed at a summit in Santa Fe on Wednesday with the goal of preventing a deadly …

Lawyers and activists fear force-feeding may be next for men on a hunger strike at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities near the border. (ICE/Flickr)

Hunger-striking Immigrants at Border Detention Centers Forced to Hydrate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hunger strikers locked up for months by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement near El Paso, Texas are being forced to …

Polls show about six in 10 Americans (62%) say they disapprove of the treatment migrants are receiving at the U.S.-Mexico border. (josecab/Pixabay)

NM Video Series Aims to Change Depiction of Border Cities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – President Donald Trump's call for a wall on the southern U.S. border is often accompanied by negative depictions of border …

Migrant families, activists and social workers say separating children from families and detaining them should be defined as child abuse. (Clarissa Sosin/WNYC)

Petition Aims to Define Detention of Child Migrants as Abuse

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Social workers and mental health professionals are trying to have the detention of migrant children away from their …

More than 600 events are planned across the U.S. and globe tonight to protest conditions in American immigration detention centers. (Stocksnap/Pixabay) More than 600 events are planned across the U.S. and globe tonight to protest conditions in American immigration detention centers. (Stocksnap/Pixabay)

New Mexico Cities Host 'Lights for Liberty' Vigils

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two days before mass raids targeting thousands of undocumented families are expected to begin on Sunday, thousands of …

A segment of border wall is under construction near the Port of Entry at Santa Teresa, N. M. (Center for Biological Diversity)

New Mexico Town Battles Private Builder Over Border Wall

SUNLAND PARK, N. M. – New Mexico environmental groups say contractors who helped build a nearly mile-long wall on private property near the …

New Mexico's governor has demanded that a right-wing militia group stop detaining migrants at the border after they rounded up about 300 immigrants, many of them children. (Hencer Oliva/Adobe)

Vigilante Accused of Holding Migrants at Border to Appear in Court

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico man the FBI says was part of a right-wing militia group stopping migrant families at the border will appear in …

The birth rate for Hispanic women fell by 31% from 2007 to 2017, a decline that demographers attribute to generational differences between Hispanic immigrants and those born in America. (spass/Adobe)

Baby Bust: Fertility and America's Economy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It wasn't that long ago that American women regularly gave birth to five or 10 children, but fertility rates across the U.S…

Two-thirds of domestic workers don't have contracts with their employers, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance. (United Nations University)

New Mexico's Domestic Workers May Soon Get Wage Protections

SANTA FE, N.M. - The people who make it possible for others to have a job in New Mexico may finally get wage protections if a bill makes it through …

Only portions of the almost 2,000-mile long southern border between the United States and Mexico currently are separated by a wall. (keranews.org)

Trump to Pitch Wall at U.S. Border

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Environmentalists do not expect President Donald Trump to see an immigration crisis at the border when he visits, but say he …

Scientists say warmer temperatures of a changing climate, combined with drought in the Southwest, could make it harder for bird-loving saguaros to survive. (allaboutbirds.org)

Biologists: Border Wall Could Doom Plants, Wildlife

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Congress has a new deadline of Dec. 21 to hammer out an agreement on a new spending bill, but conservation groups …

President Donald Trump's promise to revoke birthright citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to non-citizens could end up in a Supreme Court showdown. (Nitish Meena/Pixabay)

ACLU-NM Monitors Trump Threat to Revoke Birthright Citizenship

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Legal experts say President Donald Trump's threat this week to revoke birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S…

Research shows that poor, U.S.-born natives use public benefits at higher percentages than lower-income immigrants. (yogov.org)

Immigrants' Advocates See New Trump Visa Proposal as Cruel

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Immigrants' rights groups say the Trump administration's proposed rule to deny visas and permanent residency to aspiring …

Immigration advocates want to know if children and adults will be exposed to toxic threats at military bases where detention centers are proposed. (tribtalk.org)

Immigrant Advocates Say SW Detention Camps Pose Toxic Threats

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Groups advocating for the rights of children and families detained at the southern border are using the Freedom of …

Immigrant detention facilities in Texas continued to deny Congressional Democrats and other politicians access over the weekend as protesters rallied nationwide. (kqed.org)

Immigration Confusion, Trauma Continues at Southern Border

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The immigration crisis at the southern border continued over the weekend, with politicians angry over being denied access …

The New Mexico region was the third lowest in arrests made by ICE last year; in part, advocates credit cities' non-discrimination policies. (creativeresistance.org)

Fewer ICE Deportations Reported in Cities With "Welcoming" Policies

By Michael J. Dax/Broadcast version by Roz Brown Reporting for the Yes! Magazine-New Mexico News Connection Collaboration A year after the Santa Fe …

President Donald Trump has ordered up to 4,000 troops to the southwestern U.S. border to ramp up security. (latinamericanstudies.org)

NM Governor Supports More Troops at Border

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she will support President Donald Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to the state's …

A dozen states, including New Mexico, say they intend to sue the Trump administration for including a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census. (news.psu.edu)

New Census Question Will Test Trust of Immigrants

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. – One expert in New Mexico doesn't think including a question about citizenship on the 2020 U.S. Census will affect the …

The number of hate groups in the United States rose for the second year in a row in 2016, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. (spicenter.org)

Study Maps Hate in America

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Hate is a national phenomenon, but the way hate is directed varies depending on where you live, according to new research …

Dreamer Ivonne Orozco-Acosta and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., listened to President Donald Trump's remarks on immigrants while attending the State of the Union address. (heinrich.senate.gov)<br />

NM Dreamer Reflects on State of Union Message

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A leading advocate for Dreamers in New Mexico, and a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program…

Prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall were exhibited last October outside San Diego. (texastribune.org)

Trump Administration Scraps Environmental Rules for NM Border Wall

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it will waive more than three dozen laws and regulations – most of them …

Children of color in New Mexico struggle to thrive because do not have access to the same resources as white and Asian children. (nmpovertylaw.org)

NM Kids Struggle for Equal Chance to Succeed

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. – A new report out today says the vast majority of children in New Mexico lag behind other kids across the nation when it …

Latinos in New Mexico are going to college at record rates but not earning the same salaries as whites or blacks in America, according to a new report. (nnmc.edu)

Elusive College Diploma Hinders NM Latinos' Earning Power

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The high school dropout rate for Latinos in New Mexico is at an all time low, but once they get to college, a new report …

President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle initiatives enacted under the Obama administration now include limiting birth control for women and anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people. (internationalwomensinitiative.org)

NM Reacts to Trump's Rollback on LGBT Rights, Birth Control

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A group in New Mexico that advocates for reproductive justice and health care says the state's rural communities will …

The Torrance County Detention Facility, a for-profit private prison in Estancia, N.M., is scheduled to close because of a lack of prisoners. (CoreCivic.com)

Will Federal Immigration Crackdown Benefit NM's Private Prisons?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The prison population is declining in most states - but not in New Mexico, and that's creating problems for elected …

New Mexico's 8,000 DREAMers face an uncertain future now that the DACA program is being rescinded by the Trump Administration. (americasvoice.org)

New Mexicans Denounce DACA Phase Out by President Trump

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – More than 8,000 young, undocumented immigrants in New Mexico will lose protections from deportation unless the president …

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