I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Governor Bill Richardson took an aerial survey the boot-heel area of the Mexican border on Wednesday, along with with Arizona governor Jan Brewer. Last week, Richardson ordered members of the New Mexico National Guard to patrol the border after the murder of an Arizona rancher.
“Given the murder that just recently took place down here, I think it’s incumbent upon the federal government to respond,” Brewer said after the aerial tour, according to the Tuscon Sentinel.
“I got to see how our efforts are paying off and how our National Guard will continue to work with local and federal law enforcement partners to keep our border secure,” Richardson said in a statement yesterday.
Richardson also announced that the number of guardsmen patrolling the border had doubled from 35 to 70, and that phase one of the National Guard’s operation, which began at the beginning of April, concluded on Sunday. That involved the National Guard deploying at night to gather information on those crossing the border, including how many people crossed and their routes.
Phase two, which includes visible patrols by the National Guard, began yesterday. The second phase will include the State Police, the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Border Patrol and County Sheriffs in addition to the National Guard.
“I ordered the National Guard to come to the border because I’m worried about the safety of our citizens,” Richardson told the Deming Highlight. “The drug cartels, they’re increasing, getting stronger.”
