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  • Lawmakers Use Border Security As Political Ploy

    08/22/2005 11:44:54 PM PDT · by TERMINATTOR · 1 replies · 267+ views
    SierraTimes ^ | 08. 22. 05 | Diane M. Grassi
    On August 12, 2005 Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico issued Executive Order 2005-040 declaring a ‘state of emergency’ in four New Mexico counties along its border with Mexico. It is intended to free up funds totalling $1.5 million for a variety of actions he felt necessary. Specifically, Hidalgo, Luna, Grant and Dona Ana counties are in “an extreme state of disrepair” according to the governor. The state of emergency stems from the governor’s conclusion of “violence encountered by law enforcement, damage to property and livestock, increased evidence of drug smuggling and human smuggling, with an increase in the number...