A LAS CRUCES STATE REP PLANS TO PROPOSE A BILL TO BAN A BORDER WALL WITH OLD MEXICO BEING BUILT ON STATE LAND. IT’S FROM DEMOCRAT BILL MCCAMLEY, WHO LIVES NEAR THE BORDER AND THINKS THE WALL WILL ONLY LIMIT TRADE AND HURT JOB GROWTH. MCCAMLEY TELLS KOB-TV NEW MEXICO DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE GOOD JOBS. MEXICO IS ACTUALLY IS THE 3RD BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER FOR THE U-S.
MEANWHILE, CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE, WHO’S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, SAYS IT’S CRITICAL THAT WE SECURE THE BORDER. BUT ACLU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PETER SIMONSON SAYS IF WE PUT UP A WALL, PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO WITH EXPIRED VISAS WILL LIKELY JUST STAY IN THE U-S.
