Posted on 05/31/2025 2:19:51 PM PDT by CedarDave
A recent article by the far-left outlet NPR highlights a growing trend of liberal Texans fleeing the Lone Star State for New Mexico — a move applauded by progressive politicians and activists hoping to transform the rural, resource-rich state into a safe haven for far-left policies.
According to NPR, over 34,000 Texans relocated to New Mexico between 2022 and 2023, more than from any other state. Many cited Texas’ conservative laws protecting unborn life, religious freedom, and children from radical gender ideology as reasons for their departure. The report framed these policies as “oppressive,” while praising New Mexico’s left-wing agenda.
The article lauded far-left lame duck Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for actively recruiting left-wing transplants. Grisham has aggressively positioned the state as a “refuge” for abortion seekers, families with gender-confused children, and doctors wanting to escape red-state medical regulations. She has allocated at least $20 million in taxpayer dollars to build two abortion facilities, including one in Las Cruces, near the Texas border.
Grisham also advertised in Texas cities to recruit OB-GYNs, tweeting “This ain’t Texas.” Despite the marketing push, the article admitted only a few doctors have taken the offer, citing high malpractice insurance costs in New Mexico.
NPR portrayed the country’s political “sorting”—conservatives to Texas, liberals to New Mexico—as a natural outcome of polarization. However, it downplayed the concerns of longtime New Mexico residents, including those who say the influx is contributing to skyrocketing housing costs and political tension.
Democrat State Sen. Moe Maestas told NPR that many of the newcomers are “more progressive than the average Democrat” in New Mexico and warned that there is friction between local Hispanic Democrats and white liberals from out of state.
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It's good for Texas. It won't change a thing in New Mexico.
I lived in NM for 14 years, 13 of it in Silver City. 1972-1986
Best climate in the world. 6,000 ft altitude. Some mountaintops over 9,000 ft.
It has always been leftist, mine union influence. But ever hunting season the men of all colors would break out their Weatherby and go hunt Bambi. Yes, some like to hunt and many spend more on their rifle than that do upkeep on their home.
Was in outside sales (a wholesale hardware company) in Southern NM and South Eastern AZ. The businessmen were good honest people.
I was a city councilman in Silver City for a 2 year term and later GOP County Chairman. (Grant County)
My company transferred me back to Texas to the home office in 1986. From there I wore many hats with 2 privately family owned companies.
I loved the Ham Radio Community there. With all the Labs, military bases, and some of the universities; there were some of the best techs, electronic engineers, physicists, and rocket scientists involved.
I worked at Tyrone and at Chino, and neither mine was unionized, at least in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Don't know about earlier years, though, or other mines in the area.
I did not know that. But I remember Juan R. Chacón, he was the head of United Steelworkers of America Local 890 for 17 years. He was a lead actor in the (Hard Leftie’s) moving the Salt of the Earth.
Every year up at the university they would drag that old movie out and run it and try to tell everyone how important it was. Head shake.
At the time I moved away, both Phelps Dodge and Kennecott mines were still in operation. I don’t remember when Kennecott sold.
I went back to Silver City briefly about 5 years ago. My wife of 47 years died in 2018. I married again and the first place we took a trip was Silver City. She and I both are excellent cooks. We share the kitchen every day. I exposed her to Hatch Green Chili and the dishes that go along with it. And exactly where to buy the authentic stuff. (not in chain restaurants)
I think it was in the 80s that Phelps Dodge bought Chino from Kennecott, ‘87 maybe? Both Chino and Tyrone were PD properties when I worked there, before Freeport bought PD. I believe they’re both still operating.
My wife and I used to buy a sack of green chiles every year and have them roasted in the grocery store parking lot. Loved that smell. One year we drove over to Hatch for our chiles.
Our favorite restaurant in Silver City was El Paisano, now closed. Jalisco wasn’t bad, but El P was better. We haven’t been back to Silver City since we left in 2004.
TX with 40 ev gets redder
NM with 5 ev gets bluer
what is the problem?
“Our favorite restaurant in Silver City was El Paisano, now closed.”
We frequented the El Paisano until it closed.
But the very best was a small family operation on Bullard St, “the Silver Cafe”. When we went back 5 years ago, food had not changed, other family members but good place to eat.
That was my wife’s introduction to green chili like CO and NM are known for.
We can at times get Hatch green chili’s in burlap bags at our local grocery store. But they never set up to roast them. I have a bar-b-que grill and that will work. Not as even as the home brewed tumblers and blow torch. (smile)
It is a 12 hour drive from Silver City to where I live. Not practical to drive to get chili’s.
TexMex is nothing close to Hatch Green Chili dishes.
We ate at the Silver Cafe a few times, but I always liked El Paisano better. Silver City’s about a three-hour drive from where we now live, so I suppose we could go over there to get green chiles, but I have to admit that these days we just use 505 brand diced green chiles for cooking. We can get green chiles here in the fall, but it’s a lot more trouble to roast them ourselves.
I understand totally.
My family have lived in this county in Texas since 1889, it was cut up for settlement in 1885. Some early settlers (ranchers) came earlier but made made deals with the Indians.
Before that, my ancestors were in Coryell County, My father’s grandfather (his mother’s side of family) was born in Texas during the Republic of Texas. There is a bronze seal on his tombstone with Texas Star surrounded with “Citizen of the Republic of Texas”.
When Buffalo were gone, the railroad came and the farmers came.
“ I’ve been in NM for seven years. Not much here to “colonize”. Not much industry or ambition.
People here think the gov’t is there to take care of them.”
The only thing that keeps NM from being a 3rd world banana republic is you can’t grow bananas here.
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