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Border Network Members Ready For The Roundhouse

(ANTHONY, New Mexico) — Members of the Border Network for Human Rights and other Southern New Mexico residents are preparing for a Day of Action in Santa Fe to support the current driver’s license law and tell lawmakers that they must not compromise communities. “It’s not a short trip to Santa Fe from Anthony and [...]

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The 3%: Gov. Martinez’s Claims About Driver’s License Fraud are Overblown

AP Investigation finds only a tiny minority of applicants are suspicious A recent analysis of driver’s license application abuse rates by the Associated Press sheds light on some facts and it raises questions about political speculations on both sides of the debate. Perhaps most striking is the relatively low number of supposed abuses of the [...]

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Una Carta Abierta a Legisladores de Nuevo Mexico

Nota del Editor: Lo sigente es un comenatrio de nuestro invitado especial, Dr. Luis I. Quiñones. Dr. Quiñones es un educador con más de 26 años de experiencia en las escuelas públicas, autor, y publicador del calendario anual “Calendario de La Paz e Historia de las Razas.” También es musicólogo cultural. Para escuchar una canción [...]

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An Open Letter to New Mexico Lawmakers

Editor’s Note: The following is a special guest post from Dr. Luis I. Quiñones. Dr. Quiñones is an educator with more than 26 years of experience in public school education and an advocate of dual language/cultural education. He is also an author and publishes Las Razas Peace & Historical Calendar. He is also a cultural musicologist. [...]

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Southern New Mexico Residents Ready To Fight for Driver’s Licenses In Santa Fe

(LAS CRUCES, New Mexico) — More than 300 Southern New Mexico residents marched and rallied in Las Cruces today to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. Most of the marchers were members of the Border Network for Human Rights and where there to show support for the current driver’s license law in New [...]

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Honoring Martin Luther King on the Border

“…I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, [...]

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New Mexico Sen. Steve Fischmann’s Immigration Bill Presents More Problems Than Solutions

(ANTHONY, New Mexico) — In preparation for the New Mexico legislative session beginning January 17th Senator Steve Ficshmann pre-filed an updated guest worker bill that is deeply flawed. The Border Network for Human Rights has analyzed the bill and is reviewing its consequences in all its Human Rights Committees throughout Dona Ana County. Some major [...]

About BNHR

The Border Network for Human Rights is one of the leading immigration reform and human rights advocacy organizations in the U.S. BNHR has a membership of more than 800 families, or close to 4,000 individuals, in West Texas and Southern New Mexico.

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Accountable Border Security
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Promotion and Protection of Civil and Human Rights

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Texas office: 2115 Piedras, El Paso TX, 79912
New Mexico office: 209 Lopez St, Anthony NM, 88021