UPDATE: The City Council approved the community safety resolution with a vote of 4-1!! CLICK HERE to Watch the Anthony City Council discuss the resolution supported by BNHR members in Southern New Mexico on Wednesday, October 17 at about 6:30 p.m. MST. (ANTHONY, New Mexico) – There’s a problem in Southern New Mexico. For [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — There has been much confusion since President Barack Obama made an announcement Friday the Department of Homeland Security would be implementing a new deferred action policy and work permit application process for some young immigrants. In response to the misinformation being spread about Secretary Janet Napolitano’s order and the possibility that [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — The next national movement for equal rights is kicking off in El Paso. As part of the national Human Rights at Home campaign aimed at building a human rights movement, the Border Network for Human Rights has organized the El Paso Regional Human Rights Convention for February 18. The convention will [...]
(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 [...]
“…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, [...]
(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 [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — Recognizing the deepening crisis caused by a broken immigration system, the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) has convened a dialogue on immigration and border policy with Representatives Silvestre Reyes and Luis Gutierrez and Joe Baca. On Monday, October 10, these lawmakers will hear the concerns, ideas, recommendations of border residents [...]
