Nuestra America

Elizabeth Camacho, Economic Development & Communication Administrator at the City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development, discusses immigrant entrepreneurship and the Feria Southside.

Robert Chavez, CEO of Youth Development Inc. (YDI), discusses expanding needs for youth and families in New Mexico, workforce development and skills building barriers, and wrap around support services YDI offers.

Roberta Roberts, Director of the Tooh Haltsooi Community Center, discusses challenges and opportunities in workforce development for Navajo residents of Sheep Springs, New Mexico

Logan Howard, Director of Community Impact & Public Policy for Families & Youth Innovations Plus, discusses Las Cruces-sponsored Guaranteed Income pilot

Tsiporah Nephesh, Executive Director of New Mexico Thrives, discusses federal threats to nonprofit sector in New Mexico and the overall safety net for low income New Mexicans

Somos organizers from Hobbs discuss impact of ICE raids and federal budget negotiations on southeastern New Mexico.

Somos organizers from Farmington and Santa Fe report on recent immigration enforcement activities and their impact on local communities.

Mayor Alan Webber of Santa Fe discusses immigration issues

The Policy Director at New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Jessica Martinez

Cathy García, Communiations Organizer at Chainbreaker Collective, talks about renter's rights in New Mexico (in Spanish).

Sylvia Ulloa, Executive Director of NM CAFé, talks about the impact of federal policies on families living in border communities.

Ivan Cornejo from Adelante and Chairperson of the Santa Fe Immigration Committee discusses emerging needs for immigrant families and students in Santa Fe.

Public Citizen Press Conference

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela talks with Patrick Mortiere, a Policy Analyst at the National Skills Coalition, discusses recent report "Building the Future Workforce: a Playbook for Expanding Workforce Opportunities and Reducing Economic Barriers in New Mexico"

Zulema Chavero & Gabriel Alarcon give a 2025 Legislative Recap on Somos Proposals to Support Immigrant Workers and Families.

Teresa Madrid, Interim Executive Director of Partnership for Community Action, discusses baby bond proposal at 2025 Legislature

Teague Gonzalez, Deputy Director of Programs, People, and Advocacy at the NM Immigrant Law Center, discusses legislative efforts to curb county contracts with ICE to detain immigrant families.

James Povijua, Regional Director of the National Resources Defense Council, gives end-of-legislature update on climate justice bills.

Somos, Just Futures Law & ACLU-NM host a press briefing on critical data privacy issues in NM & the 2025 bills to address them.

Dr. Amber Gallup, Director of NM's Adult Education Division, discusses the role of adult education in strengthening the state's workforce and a new cash transfer pilot for workers enrolled in Integrated Education & Training programs.

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela invites Marshall Martinez, Executive Director of Equality New Mexico, to have a discussion about the new threats to the LGBTQ community and legislative proposals on internet data privacy.

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela interviews Daniel Williams, Policy Advocate for ACLU-NM, to discuss public safety initiatives at the 2025 Legislature.

Hilary Kilpatric, Founder & CFO of The Kitchen Table Santa Fe, discusses new opportunities for immigrant workers to open up food businesses.

Rayos Burciaga & Gabriel Alarcon from Somos go over immigrants' civil rights in preparation for looming threats of deportation.

Somos hosts its annual hall of fame/hall of shame show with the best and worst of 2024 immigrant and worker's rights news.