Dec 19, 2018 | Local News, Opinion
By: Naomi Perez / New Mexico Dream Team I was just eight years old when I learned the harsh reality of immigration in the United States. My grandfather passed away in March of 2009. For some time prior to that, he had been living in Madera, Chihuahua, the Mexican city...
Dec 18, 2018 | Local News, Opinion
By: Naomi Perez / New Mexico Dream Team Her name was Jakelin. Her full name was Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin. She was a 7-year-old girl from rural Guatemala and she died of dehydration in American custody. The little girl and her father were among a group of more...
Nov 13, 2018 | Local News, Opinion
This past weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a press release that would have you imagine our national guard and CBP are preparing for war. The release details how more than 5,000 U.S. military troops have made their way to our southern U.S.-Mexico...
Nov 1, 2018 | Local News, Opinion, politics
NEW MEXICO – Even under a presidential administration that seems to be personally targeting them, attempting to erase them from this country, undocumented youth in New Mexico have owned their power now more than ever. The undocumented youth who are a part of the...
Oct 24, 2018 | Local News
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, immigrant rights leaders and economic justice advocates held a press conference to talk about ways to oppose Trump’s “Public Charge” rule and the negative effects it will have on everyday New Mexicans, documented or not. Trump’s racist and...
Sep 11, 2018 | Local News, Opinion
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Only a couple of weeks ago, immigrant advocates and nearly 250 New Mexico attorneys, retired justices, and judges gathered outside Albuquerque Metropolitan Courthouse with signed petitions demanding the New Mexico Supreme Court to make...
