Apr 30 2023

Albuquerque City Council Can Improve Housing Outcomes by Creating a Rental Database

2023-05-05T10:05:24-06:00Blog Posts, Economic Security Blog, Economic Security News Coverage, Health Blog, Health News Coverage, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Human Rights/Civic Participation News Coverage, News Coverage|

Albuquerque Journal--By creating a rental database, Albuquerque would be able to gather data about the city’s residential rental market, improve communications between the city and landlords, and protect the health and well-being of rental occupants.

Aug 29 2022

Arts can help youth in the juvenile system

2023-02-15T11:24:39-07:00Blog Posts, Health Blog, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Racial and Ethnic Equity Blog|

For years, probation has been used to try and keep youth from further involvement in the criminal justice system. But, as recent studies have shown, probation is neither effective at keeping our communities safer nor of rehabilitating the youth it is supposed to serve. Probation, in fact, can actually lead to youth being further ensnared in the system.

Sep 05 2019

Rule change is a moral outrage we must not tolerate for our nation’s children

2019-09-17T11:25:47-06:00Blog Posts, Economic Security Blog, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Racial and Ethnic Equity Blog|

This revision is not acceptable, it targets immigrant families who are already residing legally in the United States, and it does not reflect America’s historical tradition of welcoming those seeking to make a better life. But there is still time stop this rule from being implemented.

Jun 18 2019

Advancing equity in New Mexico: Immigration

2023-02-15T11:36:14-07:00Blog Posts, Economic Security Blog, Education Blog, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Racial and Ethnic Equity Blog|

Given New Mexico’s substantial immigrant population and that group’s important contributions to our state – which includes paying taxes – it is essential that we enact policies that promote opportunity for all families. During the 2019 New Mexico legislative session, lawmakers passed several bills that will have broad benefits to immigrants, their families, and the state as a whole.

May 21 2019

Advancing equity in New Mexico: Criminal and juvenile justice

2023-02-15T11:37:21-07:00Blog Posts, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Racial and Ethnic Equity Blog|

Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by incarceration even though studies show they commit crimes at similar rates to whites. African Americans in New Mexico are more than six times likelier to be incarcerated as whites and Hispanics are about two times likelier. Women who are mothers are also disproportionately represented. The overall inequity in our justice system has dire consequences for the health and well-being of our families.

Nov 14 2018

Speaking out against proposed changes to Public Charge

2018-11-14T13:43:30-07:00Blog Posts, Health Blog, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Racial and Ethnic Equity Blog|

A proposed rule change by the Trump administration may lead to thousands of New Mexico children not receiving health insurance and food assistance even though they're eligible -- all because of where their parents were born. Find out more about 'public charge' and what you can do to help stop these changes.

Apr 06 2018

Imagine not being counted

2018-06-08T15:41:21-06:00Blog Posts, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Tax and Budget Blog|

The recent decision to include a question on citizenship status in the 2020 decennial Census is certain to increase the number of people who won’t respond to the census. And that’s exactly the political motivation behind the decision to include a question that hasn’t been asked since 1950. This change will be particularly bad for New Mexico.

Oct 10 2017

Democracy and lots of money are at stake for New Mexico in the upcoming census

2018-04-03T12:39:04-06:00Blog Posts, Economic Security Blog, Human Rights/Civic Participation Blog, Kids Count Blog, Tax and Budget Blog|

When it comes to the census, it pays to be counted. The next big census is less than three years away, and a lot is at stake for New Mexico. Besides being used to determine voting districts, data from the 2020 census will translate to almost $3,000 coming into the state per person, per year for the next decade.

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