Bill would bar border wall from state land

A legislative proposal introduced Monday would prohibit New Mexico from providing state land for the construction of the border wall sought by President Trump. The two-page bill would also prohibit the use of other state resources for construction of the wall, or any similar barrier, along the Mexican border. State Rep. Angelica Rubio, a Las Cruces Democrat and sponsor of House Bill 287, said a wall would be expensive and interfere with the movement of wildlife – without actually improving public safety, as its supporters say it would. “I think people who are trying to make decisions about our region should visit my home,” Rubio said. What supporters believe about the wall “is not true.” Her proposal would affect about 22 miles of state land along New Mexico’s border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. Altogether, New Mexico shares about 160 miles of border with Mexico...MORE