Welcome to Inside New Mexico with GOP Chairman Steve Pearce.
SEGMENT 1: USA BORDER OVERRUN BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS; USBP FORCED TO CLOSE CHECKPOINTS AND DIVERT RESOURCES; PRESIDENT THREATENS TO CLOSE BORDER; MEANWHILE NEW FENCING PLANNED NEAR COLUMBUS, NM at the new Port Of Entry.
- U.S. Border Patrol is forced to close inland security checkpoints in NM and West Texas due to influx of immigrants claiming asylum
- A total of six checkpoints are closed, including all five in New Mexico, and one in West Texas
- The agents at the checkpoints deal largely with seizures of marijuana and other drugs from motorists.
- “To process and ensure appropriate care for those in custody, resources, including personnel, have been diverted from other border security priorities,” a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement.
SEGMENT 2: NEWS FROM SANTA FE; GOV SIGNS BILLS TO INVALIDATE LOCAL RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS; SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION; HOSTS CALL WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONS
Right-to-Work:
Supporters of right-to-work legislation in New Mexico were dealt a big blow Wednesday when Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law a bill to prohibit counties from passing their own right-to-work laws.
- The bill (House Bill 85) was a direct answer to a push by right-leaning organizations, led by Americans for Prosperity, to localize efforts that failed to pass the Legislature in 2015.
- Even with HB 85 signed into law, there will likely be a legal challenge.
- Burly Cain (Americans for Prosperity) said there are “ongoing legal discussions going on” about whether the New Mexico Constitution allows for the state to retroactively repeal local county laws and whether the National Labor Relations Act allows counties to pass such legislation.
Same-Day Voter Registration:
- New Mexico is the 18th state (plus the District of Columbia) to allow same-day voter registration. The law will not go into effect until 2021, so it will not be in place for next year’s presidential election. And the law will not allow voters to change their party affiliation during a primary election.
- Lujan Grisham said the law will increase voter participation.
SEGMENT 3: “UNPLANNED” -- MOVIE ABOUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC DIRECTOR TURNED PRO-LIFE ACTIVIST OPENS THIS WEEKEND
Fox News Opinion from Abby Johnson:
- I worked at Planned Parenthood for eight years, rising through the ranks from volunteer escort, to clinic counselor to clinic director. I was awarded the Employee of the Year prize in 2008 and was one of the youngest clinic directors in the country, setting an example of how to run a clinic to churn out as many abortions – the biggest money maker – as I could. Then it all changed when I was asked to assist in an ultrasound-guided abortion.
Healthcare That Works For All Americans
- President Trump made it clear he is prioritizing fixing our broken healthcare system and is committed to working with Congress to implement a system that works for all Americans.
The debate Is Over
Mueller Report Shows No Collusion, No Obstruction
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