ADD A BILL TO BAN PART OF THE BORDER WALL TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. THAT’S WHAT GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS HEARING FROM DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS THIS SESSION. STATE SENATOR BILL MCCAMLEY OF LAS CRUCES SAYS THE BILL IS TO BAN THE FEDS FROM BUILDING A WALL ALONG 22 MILES OF STATE OWNED LAND. THE REST OF THE LAND ALONG THE BORDER IS PRIVATELY OWNED.
MCCAMLEY SAYS THE IDEA OF A WALL IS A “12TH CENTURY SOLUTION TO A 21 CENTURY PROBLEM.” ALBUQUERQUE STATE REP JAVIER MARTINEZ CALLS THE WALL A DISTRACTION TO WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. STATE REP STEPHANIE GARCIA RICHARD SAYS A WALL WOULD NEGATIVELY EFFECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
