***But the politics there have made it ugly.***
It is home State to me but I no longer live there due to what has happened to my state. 50-65 years ago it had great schools, great jobs in the oil, gas, mining.
Now the Californicated Liberals have made it one of the worst states to live and work in. Even the schools rate below Arkan-saw and Mississippi.
https://www.cibolacitizen.com/news/new-mexico-ranks-last-nations-report-card-ninth-time-row
Graduated high school there and enlisted in the Navy there. Lived there a couple times in the early 70’s because my mom was there. Now it’s not on my list to live for sure.