NEW MEXICO WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING STATE LAND FOR A BORDER WALL UNDER A BILL THAT’S BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE BILL, SPONSORED BY DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE ANGELICA RUBIO OF LAS CRUCES, WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT ANY OTHER STATE RESOURCES FROM BEING USED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A WALL.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD AFFECT ABOUT 22 MILES OF STATE LAND ON NEW MEXICO’S SOUTHERN BORDER. A SIMILAR BILL WAS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR, BUT WAS NOT ACTED ON BY THE FULL HOUSE BEFORE THE SESSION ENDED.
