NEW MEXICO IS AMONG THE 16 STATES SUING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AT THE BORDER. THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE U-S IS BEING INVADED BY CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICANS. BUT THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WILL ALLOW HIM TO USE MONEY FOR THE BORDER THAT’S EARMARKED FOR THE PENTAGON AND TO BLOCK DRUGS FROM ENTERING THE U-S.
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM AND STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAY WITH TRUMP’S DECLARATION, HE’LL SIPHON FUNDS AWAY FROM CRITICAL AREAS AND TO PROTECT NEW MEXICANS. AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS THERE’S NO SAFETY ISSUES AT THE BORDER.
