LAS CRUCES - Doña Ana County resident Blanca Tovar said because of her asthma, she decided not to go to work this year in the chile fields and pecan orchards for fear of what might happen if she were to get infected with COVID-19.
“Due to this epidemic, my family and I decided that I should not work because we knew that if I got sick, I would have no rights,” she said.
Tovar was speaking at a virtual news conference organized by NM CAFe, a faith-based social advocacy group, in support of legislation to be sponsored in the upcoming session by Rep. Angelica Rubio, D-Las Cruces, that would require employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees.
December 18, 2020 12:44:46 pm
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill Tuesday tightening the rules governing the activities of foreign law enforcement agents.
Some measures in the bill are identical to those in bilateral agreements, while others are new. Measures include limiting the immunity granted to foreign agents and requiring agents to share all the information they collect with the Mexican government. Some measures apply to Mexican officials, such as requiring them to get permission prior to meeting with foreign agents and submit a written report of what was discussed. While the wording in the bill does not specifically target any country, it is generally accepted as targeting agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Agents of the DEA in Mexico have long been criticized for refusing to share information with Mexican authorities.
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image captionPresident Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested the changes to the security law
Mexico s Chamber of Deputies has passed changes to a security law which tighten the rules governing foreign law enforcement agents.
Under the new regulations, the foreign agents have to share the information they gather with Mexican officials.
The changes have the backing of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who proposed them.
US Attorney General William Barr warned that its passing would make US-Mexico cooperation more difficult .
What will change?
The changes will affect those described as foreign agents , such as police officers, counternarcotic agents and intelligence experts sent from abroad to Mexico to help combat drug trafficking and transnational organised crime.
ACI changes name, offers economic plan with old and new
Harold Morgan
Among the 13 construction projects recently getting awards from the Associated General Contractors New Mexico are ten from government and three from the private sector. The division 23 percent private sector, 77 percent public are measures of our situation. Even the private ones involve government.
One private project, the Ten 3 Restaurant on Sandia Crest outside Albuquerque, likely occupies forest service land, giving it a substantial government presence. The public sector came with the money for the 107-unit Sterling Downtown affordable multi-family workforce housing project in downtown Albuquerque with county bonds, tax credits and trust funds.