Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
By: Blanca Banuelos Albuquerque, N.M. – First and foremost, we need to stop calling these places “Detention Centers” and start calling them by what they actually are: concentration camps. Innocent human beings, including children as young as infants, are being...
Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
The chain link knows nothing of beating hearts, of lax flesh or parting fingers. Knows nothing of separation. How it splits a mother’s chest open like manzana beneath a sutured knife. Juice of the blood. How a father becomes impotent because politicians are in bed...
Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is beneficial that every resident of the United States is counted in the census, regardless of citizenship status. What exactly is the Census? The Census is apart of the U.S Constitution Article 1 section 2 and takes place every 10 years. It aims to...
Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Albuquerque N.M.- Alejandra Barrera, a 44-year-old transgender woman from El Salvador, has now become the longest detained trans woman at the Cibola County Detention Center in Milan, New Mexico. Barrera requested asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border in November 2017 and...
Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest hardships that our undocumented communities face is the lack of accessibility to affordable healthcare. It is important for our communities to take care of not only their physical health but their mental health as well, especially while we are being...
Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Albuquerque, N.M.– During a press event organized by the NM Dream Team –a branch of United We Dream–, Rep. Ben Ray Luján (NM-District 3) reiterated his promised to fight for a pathway to citizenship for over 2.5 million people currently living in the country, whose...
Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
The New Mexico Dream Team Economic Justice department held their second round of small business workshops at ACE Leadership High School, Saturday afternoon The workshops targeted entrepreneurs in the Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities that wish to start their...
Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday, the 54th Legislature first session began and the New Mexico Dream Team was present and ready to call for action. The New Mexico Dream Team’s Education Not Deportation campaign advocates are calling for stronger protections for our immigrant families, as...
Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The 54th session of the New Mexico state legislature has begun. Now, more than ever, it is important to remember our voices matter. For the past month, legislators have been pre-filing proposed legislation that will be considered during the 60-day session. With more...
Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
New Mexico is a very diverse state. It is home to a population of 2.08 million people, and the ethnic composition of the population of New Mexico is composed of 1.01M Hispanic residents (48.5%), 787,250 White residents (37.8%), 178,176 Native residents (8.56%), 37,782...