Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with new_mexico www.salem-news.com 2013 “New Mexico is in the middle of a climate crisis,” Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham told an Albuquerque town hall via video. “Make no mistake about it, climate change is real and we need to do something about it.” http://salem-news.com/articles/may022013/climate-change-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may022013/climate-change-kp.php Thu, 02 May 2013 15:36:00 PDT Frontera NorteSur now has our 2012 publications available in an easy-to-use package. By simply going to FNS’ home page, readers can click on 2012 Roundup and then scroll down month-by-month for last year’s articles and radio documentaries. http://salem-news.com/articles/january312013/fns-existence.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january312013/fns-existence.php Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:49:00 PST Tough growing conditions are confronting farmers and ranchers across the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico. http://salem-news.com/articles/january272013/farming-mexico.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january272013/farming-mexico.php Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:18:00 PST Undeterred by the official rejection of his legal challenge to the July 2012 election results, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presses on with his opposition movement. Like he was still on the campaign stump, the left opposition leader is touring Mexico and building up his new political party, the National Movement for the Regeneration of Mexico (MORENA), as the latest political force on the scene. http://salem-news.com/articles/january162013/morena-mexico.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january162013/morena-mexico.php Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:55:00 PST In Santa Fe, the New Mexico state government is winding down its celebration of the Centennial of Statehood, a commemoration of the Land of Enchantment’s admission to the United States as a state in 1912. Pared down to fit governmentally austere times, the Centennial celebration lurched forward with the help of private sponsors... http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/new-mexico-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/new-mexico-kp.php Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:38:00 PST Historically, New Mexico’s three counties sharing a border with Mexico have shown higher-than-normal rates of poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment. In the late 20th century, an absence of affordable housing for low-income workers coupled with rising real estate prices pushed the growth of colonias... http://salem-news.com/articles/january032013/new-mex-funds-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january032013/new-mex-funds-kp.php Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:59:00 PST As a loyal subscriber, you know what an important role Frontera NorteSur (FNS) plays in filling the information gap during these critical times along the US-Mexico border. http://salem-news.com/articles/november012012/support-fns.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november012012/support-fns.php Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:03:00 PDT High fall is a glorious time in New Mexico. http://salem-news.com/articles/october312012/high-fall-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october312012/high-fall-kp.php Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:40:00 PDT Immigrant advocates in New Mexico are praising a court that ends a controversial driver’s license certification program implemented last year by the state Motor Vehicle Division. Maria Cristina Lopez with the group Somos un Pueblo Unido, called it a "discriminatory program" and said it was, "clearly intended to fuel an anti-immigrant political agenda...” http://salem-news.com/articles/october072012/immig-driving-law.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october072012/immig-driving-law.php Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:55:00 PDT In the waning days of summer, southern Arizona will become the hot spot for food. Convened by the Southwest Marketing Network, the upcoming Border Food Summit is meant to attract people from across the region for three days of farm tours, presentations, workshops, discussions and, of course, traditional foods sampling. http://salem-news.com/articles/september082012/food-summit-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september082012/food-summit-kp.php Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:18:00 PDT In an era when border travel has become increasingly problematic, the DHS is now proposing to expand the geographic area Mexican nationals can travel within the state of New Mexico. Invoking its rule-making authority, the DHS proposed August 9 an expansion of the geographic limit in New Mexico for holders of a Border Crossing Card, or other proper documentation besides a CBP Form 1-94, from the current 25 miles north of the border to 55 miles. http://salem-news.com/articles/august102012/expanded-border.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august102012/expanded-border.php Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:52:00 PDT Observant travelers on New Mexico Highway 28 that passes through the immense, shady corridor of the Stahmann Farms pecan orchard in Dona Ana County will notice something is not the same. “Closed” signs now hang on the large white building off to the side of the road that was once the popular Stahmann’s Country Store... http://salem-news.com/articles/july292012/pecan-epithet-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july292012/pecan-epithet-kp.php Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:04:00 PDT A public meeting on a possible waste permit modification for White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in southern New Mexico is scheduled for next Wednesday, August 1, in Las Cruces. The meeting will consider a petition to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) for a change in the permit status of six solid waste management units located on WSMR land near Las Cruces. http://salem-news.com/articles/july262012/white-sands-permit.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july262012/white-sands-permit.php Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:56:00 PDT The indictment charging five individuals involved in the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was unsealed today in Tucson, Arizona, and a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of four fugitives was announced by Department of Justice officials. This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. http://salem-news.com/articles/july092012/brian-terrry-arrests.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july092012/brian-terrry-arrests.php Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:52:00 PDT Eric Holder could face a Contempt of Congress charge and he would be the first attorney general ever faced with this very serious issue. Holder has been feeling the heat for some time now over his role in the 'Fast and Furious' gun smuggling operation. http://salem-news.com/articles/june202012/holder-comtempt-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june202012/holder-comtempt-tk.php Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:07:00 PDT The top House committee Democrat chides Darryl Issa over the claim that Issa is planning "an election-year witch hunt" against Eric Holder. Issa is seeking justice for families of federal agents murdered as a result of Holder's botched 'Fast and Furious' gun smuggling operation. http://salem-news.com/articles/june012012/holder-issa-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june012012/holder-issa-tk.php Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:14:00 PDT Representatives of the Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank scouted out downtown Ciudad Juarez last week in anticipation of a possible loan package. The tour was promoted by the Chihuahua state and Ciudad Juarez municipal governments as part of a $50 million investment drive to revive the Mexican border city’s long decaying downtown core. http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/juarez-redevelopment.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/juarez-redevelopment.php Sat, 12 May 2012 17:06:00 PDT Revived in the United States on a mass scale by the immigrant rights movement six years ago, the annual commemoration of International Workers’ Day is fast becoming an established tradition across the country. And if anything captured the essence of the 2012 celebrations, it was the convergence of issues popularized by Occupy Wall Street-influenced movements with demands for justice long pushed by immigrant community organizations. http://salem-news.com/articles/may022012/may-day-winds-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may022012/may-day-winds-kp.php Wed, 02 May 2012 18:48:00 PDT Descending down the long road that curves down from the heights of Lomas de Poleo, a panoramic view of the borderland dazzles the eyes. Below the now-paved Anapra highway sits the town of Sunland Park, New Mexico, with its big border landfill, racetrack and casino, El Paso Electric plant and scandal-ridden politics. http://salem-news.com/articles/april272012/lomas-de-poleo-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april272012/lomas-de-poleo-kp.php Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:25:00 PDT It was a stunning political development. The often-fractious Sunland Park City Council took action by a vote of 3-2, with one abstention, to install 24-year-old New Mexico State University graduate Javier Perea as mayor. http://salem-news.com/articles/april202012/sunland-park-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april202012/sunland-park-kp.php Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:21:00 PDT Robert Plumlee and I enjoy watching the national media play catch-up with our reports from years ago. The game is on again as information about the U.S./Mexican military Joint Task Force continues to emerge. A new article in the El Paso Times illustrates the reason that officials from both countries have been hesitant to confirm the existence of this military border group; the 1997 shooting death of a young Mexican national by a U.S. Marine. http://salem-news.com/articles/february182012/jtf-mexico-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february182012/jtf-mexico-tk.php Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:50:00 PST For the third time in a year, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez failed in her bid to repeal a 2003 state law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. http://salem-news.com/articles/february182012/susana-strikes.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february182012/susana-strikes.php Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:32:00 PST Across the Rio Grande and over numerous desert land crossings, the golden scraps of U.S. throwaway society head south. Used clothes, appliances, cars and other commodities are shipped to the huge, second-hand Mexican market where low wages guarantee steady sales. And during the last five years or so, a new market has opened up for used lead-acid batteries. http://salem-news.com/articles/february132012/battery-pollution.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february132012/battery-pollution.php Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:38:00 PST A new study reconfirms what many people know from first-hand experience: Mexican workers' purchasing power has plummeted since the turn of the century. According to the analysis, Mexican workers earning the daily minimum wage had to toil 11.38 hours in December 2011 to buy a basic basket of commodities... http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/mexican-workers.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/mexican-workers.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:00 PST Pirate profiteers and street merchants are central players in the economies of Mexico and other nations of the developing world. http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/third-world-economies.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/third-world-economies.php Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:08:00 PST As the winter sky rehearsed a coming storm, noisy gulls out for cheap pickings swooped low over a McDonalds’ parking lot on the edge of New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir. A half hour downriver in the village of Hatch, green and red Christmas decorations mimicked the colors that pump life into the community every year... http://salem-news.com/articles/january042012/chili-pilgrims.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january042012/chili-pilgrims.php Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:39:00 PST The Board of Directors of the North American Development Bank (NADB) has approved more than $136 million in new financing for environmentally-related initiatives on both sides of the US-Mexico borderline. In an announcement this month, the San Antonio-based bank listed four new projects that will receive NADB loans and grants. http://salem-news.com/articles/december292011/mexico-nadb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december292011/mexico-nadb.php Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:55:00 PST For the nearly one hundred years New Mexico has been a US state, farm and ranch workers have been excluded from the state workers’ compensation system. The labor force was systematically left out of legislation passed in 1917, 1937, 1973 and 1990. Despite the exclusion, contributions to the state administrative system are deducted from workers’ paychecks. http://salem-news.com/articles/december262011/no-worker-comp-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december262011/no-worker-comp-kp.php Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:07:00 PST In an e-mail to constituents this month, El Paso Congressman Silvestre Reyes lauded the November opening of a new, high-tech pedestrian crossing system at the Paso del Norte (Santa Fe) Bridge between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. With assistance from the Unisys Corporation, the maze-like system uses a combination of revolving doors, hand-held mobile devices and radio frequency identification (RFID) to process US passports; ten fingerprint biometric capture devices were also installed for inclusion in the system, according to Unisys. http://salem-news.com/articles/december182011/border-crossing-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december182011/border-crossing-kp.php Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:58:00 PST The last four years have been a rough road for Mexican immigrants in the US. Anti-immigrant laws in Arizona, Alabama and other states have disrupted lives and sent people packing, while record deportations have uprooted longtime residents and divided families. http://salem-news.com/articles/november282011/immigrant-crisis.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november282011/immigrant-crisis.php Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:12:00 PST