KRWG – Recently, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) turned 10 years old. Joining us for the program is Brenda Martinez, HR and Operations Manager for New Mexico Comunidades en Acción y de Fé (CAFé). Martinez shares how the DACA program has impacted her life.
Justin Garcia Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES – What police reform in Las Cruces could look like remains uncertain. But the conversation was started after a group of concerned citizens and activists came together Wednesday for a renewed push at reforming the policies and procedures of the Las Cruces Police Department. The meeting was hosted […]
LAS CRUCES – NM CAFé (Comunidades en Acción y de Fe), is excited to announce that we have selected Arturo Aguila as our new Executive Director. Mr. Aguila will officially join the CAFé team on June 15, 2022. This selection was made by NM CAFé staff and Board of Directors after an extensive regional search. […]
Written by David Marquez on March 21, 2022 This year, a nonprofit coalition is providing 330 New Mexican immigrant and mixed-status families with $500 a month in financial assistance through what they’re calling the Guaranteed Basic Income program. The families — 105 of which are from the southern New Mexico counties of Grant, Luna, Hidalgo […]
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By: Lissa Knudsen – September 22, 2021 The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program opened doors for Viviana Arciniaga. “It gave me the opportunity to stay here in the United States, to pursue a career or to have a job,” she said. “But, most importantly, it gave me the peace of mind to just not […]
Commentary: Local elected leaders announced statewide support for a pathway to citizenship for New Mexico’s undocumented essential workers through Congress’ budget reconciliation package during a press conference on Wednesday. “We know our communities and our economies are surviving during this pandemic because of essential workers,” said Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller during the virtual press conference. […]
By Susan Dunlap Climate change isn’t in the future for New Mexico—it’s already here and impacting families of color, according to climate change experts. From Navajo leaving their land due to dwindling resources, hotter wildfires altering landscapes, an increase of climate change refugees crossing outside ports of entry and wells running dry in rural areas, […]
http://https://youtu.be/s14-OVjI2PA By ANTHONY MORENO • JUL 22, 2021 Recently, faith leaders and immigrant advocates from New Mexico traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for a pathway to citizenship for essential workers. Some advocates took part in a four-day solidarity fast to shine light on the issue. On this program, we learn more about the #WeAreEssential […]
Michael McDevitt Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES – New Mexico Comunidades en Acción y de Fé (CAFé), an organization which fights for immigrant rights, worker rights and environmental protections, joined with local elected officials Friday morning to call on the state’s U.S. senators, representatives and President Joe Biden to push for a pathway to citizenship for immigrant […]