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Search results for "New Mexico" ...
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Egregious
The Rio Grande Sun investigated New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson's use of state-owned airplanes. They found he used them for 25-mile trips, transporting major fund raisers to horse races and was in the habit of having his official SUV driven ahead of him to his destination so it would be waiting when his plane landed.
Tags: state government; misuse of public funds; campaign donors
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May I See Some Identification? The Real ID Act will change current New Mexico driver's license laws and could pose a serious threat to civil liberties
The author investigates the impact that the Real ID Act, which mandates a federal ID card system, could have on New Mexico. The author explores the ways that the new law could affect immigration, civil liberties, and states rights. The author focuses specifically on how the law will affect New Mexico's illegal immigrants, because the bill nullifies a current state law that allows illegal immigrants to legally receive a New Mexico driver's license.
Tags: ID; immigration; naturalization; Real ID Act. Driver's License
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The Measure of man
This investigation looked at animal welfare in New Mexico, including the Navajo and Pueblo lands in the state. Nelson showed how activists are trying to lower the number of animals that die each year from negligence and abuse. Nelson compared New Mexico's policies to those in Colorado and in Native communities. The stories also cover the controversial issue of cockfighting.
Tags: animal abuse; animal shelters; euthanasia; spay; neuter; breeders
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Hotel Workers Held in IRS Sweep
This story exposes new ways that employers and big business use to get around laws to recruit and retain illegal immigrant labor. Specifically, the story focuses on the practices of National Sales and Service LLC. What sets this story apart is how it takes a thoughtful look at the lives of the workers and their family members in Mexico, and the hardships they suffer.
Tags: immigration; illegal alien; federal racketeering law; RICO; FOIA
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Unequal loyalty
ABA Journal invetigates how some federal public defenders try to serve two masters -- judges who appoint them and clients they represent. The article tells the story of New Mexico prosecutor Tova Indritz who "was punished for caring more about the interests of her clients than of the courts where she practiced."
Tags: Hispanics; Latinos; criminal defense; American Indians; judges; courts
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Mystery on Highway 47
Dateline NBC "examined the death of Melanie McCracken, wife of a New Mexico State Trooper. Melanie's mother has led a charge to get a new investigation into her daughter's death. She is convinced Melanie's husband, Mark McCracken, killed her daughter." Dateline found many holes in the state police investigation.
Tags: Mark McCracken; New Mexico; State Trooper; Melanie McCracken; murder; death; killing; investigation; state police; TAPE; TRANSCRIPT
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Net worth from the Cybercrime hour
CBS investigates the new age version of the classic pyramid scheme and how it is effecting many Americans. By relying on thousands of "spam" emails a day, the Institute for Global Prosperity (IGP) exploited millions of people by promising riches by exposing the secrets of the wealthy and the ways that the government keeps people poor. CBS also found that IGP was hosting seminars in Mexico where people pay up to $6000 to buy into offshore investment schemes and ways of avoiding tax laws. CBS went undercover with a hidden camera to IGP seminars to uncover the fraud.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPTS; fraud; scams
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Border Games
The National Journal examines the efforts of the federal government to stop illegal immigration from Mexico, which "have produced one of Washington's most challenging policy dilemmas." The story reports that, despite the billions of dollars spent by the government to curb illegal immigration, "the latest Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) estimates stand at 5 million, while other projections put the figure as high as 11 million." The article reveals that illegal immigrants keep on finding cracks in the wall. The author cites experts who look at the possibility for the U.S.A. to implement a "kind of Marshall Plan for Latin America" in order to create new jobs and opportunities, and to increase purchasing of U.S. products. Another suggested approach is to open more channels for legal entry.
Tags: border patrol; smuggling; Hispanic; Federation for American Immigration Reform; National Immigration Forum; Labor Department; wages; employment; economics; El Salvador; Guatemala; Canada; Haiti
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The Case of the Purloined Pots
The Smithsonian magazine reveals that "in the deserts of the Southwest, pothunters are stealing a priceless heritage of native American art." The story describes how in February 2000 Cathy Van Camp, a Forest Service cop, found signs of looting at the prehistoric ruins along the remote East Fork of the New Mexico's Gila River. The author analyses the lawsuit against the arrested looters, and reports the final verdict: "guilty on all counts."
Tags: judges; courts; litigation; Forest service; excavation; lawyers; graves; Celtic; sherds; archeological conservation; pottery; James and Mike Quarrel
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Crossing To The Other Side: A Link In The Chain
The Village Voice profile the story of Antonio, an eighteen year old Mexican boy who lives in a small village outside of Puebla, in southern Mexico. He like many other immigrants, tells his attempt of illegally immigrating to the United States. "If he makes it to New York, Antonio will become a link in what the locals call 'the chain'," a group of men and women who have left their home, being lured by the big city of New York. The article examines the working conditions immigrants take up once they arrive in the United States and the family life of relatives who are left behind in Mexico.
Tags: illegal immigration; Mexicans; culture; poverty; labor; subminimum-wage