Albuquerque and NM National Guard Refuse To Comply With Executive Orders

Rep. Stefani Lord reported:

 

🚨 BREAKING: Albuquerque Police and New Mexico National Guard Refuse to Comply with the President's Executive Orders

On Thursday night, I attended a public crime panel with Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina and New Mexico National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Miguel… https://t.co/USZcavBtOU

— Rep Stefani Lord (@Lord4NM) May 31, 2025

U.S. Military Personnel Deployed On Border In New Mexico

This is sure to not make Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham happy!

 

U.S. military personnel were deployed along the border in New Mexico.https://t.co/8POzsaoazn

— KOB 4 (@KOB4) March 29, 2025

More GOP Women Owning Guns Thanks To Biden-Harris Policies

More Republican women are buying guns, and Biden-Harris policies may be the reason.

Women are acquiring guns as they feel unsafe with the open border, crime and the instability of the  economy.

Fox News reported:

More Republican women are becoming gun owners, a trend one Second Amendment advocate says is a "direct result of many Biden-Harris policies."

"Ultimately, we feel unsafe," Katie Pointer Baney told Fox News Digital. "When we see a very porous border, when we see rising violent crime, when there's general instability in the economy … And a firearm is one of the best tools out there in order to protect yourself and protect your family."

Baney is managing director of government affairs for Delta Defense and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), which provides education and training for millions of gun owners.

Gun ownership rates among American adults as a whole are holding steady at 31%, according to polling data released by Gallup last week. But there has been a slight decrease in men owning guns, offset by a 5% increase in the share of women who reported owning a firearm.

To read more, go here. 

SCOTUS: Texas Can’t Block Federal Agents From Border

Above, Texas and U.S. flags along freeway between Dallas and Fort Worth. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a long-standing rule that the federal government has sole authority to enforce border protection laws.

Unfortunately, the federal government, under His Fraudulency Joe Biden, is not enforcing the border. They are allowing thousands of illegal aliens to flood into the country.

The Texas Tribune reported:

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered Texas to allow federal border agents access to the state’s border with Mexico, where Texas officials have deployed miles of concertina wire.

The order did not explain justices’ decisions. For now, it effectively upholds longstanding court rulings that the Constitution gives the federal government sole responsibility for border security.

In October of last year, Texas sued the federal government after Border Patrol agents cut some of the wire strung along the Rio Grande, arguing the Department of Homeland Security destroyed the state’s property and interfered in Texas’ border security efforts.

The 5-4 order from the Supreme Court vacated a previous injunction from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that prevented Border Patrol agents from cutting the concertina wire.

The ruling would have been fine if the court ordered the Biden Administration to enforce border security. But they didn't.

To read the full article, go here.

RV Border Crossing Tips

Above, San Ysidro border crossing. Dept. of Homeland Security photo.

Over the years, I have been to Mexico once and to Canada twice. Never have I been to either country in an RV. 

RV Life has posted an article with tips on crossing the border to each country. 

There apparently are special rules involving crossing the border in an RV. My late aunt and uncle used to drive their Class A motorhome down to San Felipe quite often. They never ran into any problems that I am aware of. They traveled there back in the 1970s and 1980s.

RV Life begins their article with:

RVing is a popular practice around the world, so many travelers want to take international trips. Lots of RVers dream of taking the long pilgrimage through Canada to Alaska, while others want to enjoy the sunny weather in Mexico. But there are rules you need to follow if a border crossing is part of your trip.

With the right preparation, you can absolutely drive an RV into another country. You just need to be prepared for additional security checks and a few restrictions. You’ll definitely need to plan ahead if you want to cross international borders because these are carefully guarded. Make sure you have all your necessary documents in hand and ditch any forbidden items.

Fortunately, plenty of RVers have been in your shoes, so you don’t have to figure everything out yourself. There are well-established rules and practices at each border, although the specifics may vary depending on whether you’re going to Canada or Mexico. Let’s take a closer look at the ins and outs of an RV border crossing.

To read the full article, go here. 

Gov. MLG Now "Concerned" About Migrant Influx

Above, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (far right, black top) making an ass of herself dancing in the streets.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's poll numbers must be in the toilet or pretty close to it. 

Suddenly, after nearly four years as governor, she's concerned about the influx of illegal aliens into New Mexico. Over the past four years, she's done everything she could to allow illegals into New Mexico and even refused to send the National Guard to secure the border with Mexico.

Now that she's running for re-election, she's finally concerned about illegals flooding the state.

According to News4JAX:

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s Democratic governor is asking that the Biden administration delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions on asylum seekers are lifted.

The federal government has predicted a threefold increase in border crossings if that happens, and first-term Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday an influx of migrants would dramatically affect the border state’s capacity to provide ongoing humanitarian assistance to thousands of New Mexico residents displaced by historic wildfires this spring.

She outlined her concerns in a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Alejando Mayorkas.

The governor is among Democrats who would be forced to play defense in an already difficult midterm election year if there were an increase in illegal border crossings.

You're a little late to the party, aren't you, governor? (And I'm not talking about the street party wherein MLG danced in the streets like a chicken or something, making a total ass of herself.)

To read more, go here.

Thanks to The Chicano Conservative for the video.

Biden's Poll Plunge Reflects His Incompetency

Above, Biden during the Afghanistan debacle. 

His Fraudulency Joe Biden is seeing the biggest plunge in job approval ratings of any president since 1945.

This is, of course, not a surprise to me. Starting with the election, Biden is sitting in the White House under highly questionable circumstances, i.e., election fraud.

According to Fox News:

Former President Trump suffered from negative poll numbers during his four-year tenure in the White House, and now his successor is suffering the same fate, with a new national poll indicating that President Biden's standing among Americans remains well underwater.

Just 37% of Americans questioned in a Quinnipiac University survey say they approve of the job Biden’s doing as president, with 52% giving him a thumbs-down. The poll was conducted Oct. 15-18 and released Tuesday.

Adding to Biden's political peril, just 28% of registered independents give the president a thumbs-up on his job performance, while 56% do not. The Quinnipiac survey indicated that Republicans, by a 95%-3% margin, disapproved of how the president’s handling his duties in the White House, with Democrats approving 80%-11%.

Polling aside, his job performance has been a total disaster since day one (January 20) and people are clearly seeing it.

On energy, he immediately killed the Keystone Pipeline and put a moratorium on new drilling. We were either at energy independence or damn near close to it. Now, oil companies have to rely again on foreign oil. Gasoline prices have shot up with no end in sight. He has no solutions.

On border security, he stopped construction of the wall. He is basically allowing people to flow into the country unchecked. 

On Afghanistan, his pullout is a total disaster with possibly 400 Americans stranded, billions of weaponry are now in the Taliban's hands and killings of Afghans (including a female athlete who was beheaded, whose only crime was being an athlete) and so on.

The economy is in tatters. Inflation has exploded. The supply-chain is a gummed up mess.

I can go on. But you get the point. It seems he is purposely trying to destroy this country. People even have serious doubts he's actually in charge. Biden and the Democrat Party are trying to turn America into a socialist totalitarian state.

Biden has been an idiot throughout his entire career. He is obviously senile and can't even express a coherent paragraph. Contrast his blabberings with William Shatner's comments following his space flight. Shatner was more lucid at age 90 than Biden is at age 78. It is a frightening thing to see.

Plain and simple, he's incompetent.

During the Afghanistan debacle, I called for his resignation or impeachment. I still hold to that. 

Too bad, in this instance, we don't have a parliamentary system where he can be removed by a vote of no-confidence. 

This is why the poll numbers are not surprising. Actually, I believe his low approval numbers are even worse than what the polls are showing.

The United States is turning into a bigger version of Venezuela.

To read more, go here.

Alejandro Mayorkas, The Idiot At DHS

Above, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

The way His Fraudulency Joe Biden and his administration are running things, I have to wonder how on earth they managed to pass the congressional confirmation process.

Alejandro Mayorkas, the loon that now runs the Department of Homeland Security has got to be the biggest idiot ever to occupy that office.

From the Gateway Pundit:

A whistleblower came forward and alleged DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas is threatening to terminate border patrol agents who don’t get the Covid vaccine by November.

So border patrol agents must be vaccinated, but the illegal aliens flooding over the border are not subjected to any vaccine or testing mandates.

And, from Bloomberg:

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the Biden administration won’t build walls on the border despite a pickup in crossings.

“We have seen large numbers of individuals encountered at our border making a claim for asylum, for humanitarian relief,” Mayorkas said in an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” adding that it’s nothing new and spans several administrations. “It is the policy of this administration, we do not agree with a building of the wall.”

The 2024 election campaign cannot come soon enough!

Haitian Illegals in Federal Custody Have “HIJACKED” MULTIPLE Transport Buses

The horror show of the southern border of the U.S. gets worse as each day passes.

The tragedy didn't have to be if only His Fraudulency Joe Biden continued the Trump policies of securing the borders.

The latest involves Haitian invaders (just calling it as it is) coming into the country through Mexico.

According to the Gateway Pundit:

Earlier this week, the crisis on Biden’s southern border became such a free-for-all that a group of illegals actually overpowered federal authorities and stole the bus they were being transported in, using it to make their escape into the US. 

The border agents who were involved were injured in the assault. 

Now, it’s becoming a pattern for other illegals.

According to a senior federal law enforcement official who spoke to the Washington Examiner, ‘multiple’ federal transport buses have been “hijacked” by the Haitian illegals that were in federal custody. The detainees escaped after taking the bus up the road.

To read more, go here. 

Camo Illegals

Congresswoman Yvette Herrell posted the following on Twitter. These "gents" look suspicious and are crossing into New Mexico from Mexico. His Fraudulency Joe Biden and Gov. "Malevolent Michelle" Lujan Grisham refuse to secure the border. Remember that!

Could these guys be possible terrorists?

 

Good thing I bought some more ammunition today!

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NEW MEXICO STATEMENT ON GOV. LUJAN GRISHAM’S LATEST MASK AND VACCINATION MANDATES

 

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NEW MEXICO STATEMENT ON GOV. LUJAN GRISHAM’S LATEST MASK AND VACCINATION MANDATES   Albuquerque, August 17—The following is a statement from RPNM Chairman Steve Pearce regarding today’s latest Pandemic Health Order announced by Gov. Lujan Grisham, re-implementing an indoor mask mandate and demanding certain vaccination requirements statewide:   “The Governor’s latest Pandemic Health Order again demonstrates her lack of science and consistency in this serious health matter. It’s beyond comprehension that her unrestrained and autocratic actions continue after the destruction she has caused to New Mexico this past year. The Governor has her blinders on, refusing to acknowledge that COVID-infected migrants are crossing into our state unchecked. Last month more than 200,000 people crossed the southern border: no testing, no masks, no vaccinations. Our Governor lets that happen without restrictions, yet she places onerous burdens on our families, businesses and communities. Our two U.S. Senators, Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, just voted against COVID testing for immigrants at the border, and our Governor sits idle, allowing this influx of people to continue. Lujan Grisham’s latest mandate lacks logic, fairness and continues to endanger the lives of New Mexicans.”

Rep. Yvette Herrell Renews Call For National Guard At U.S. Border

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says "everything is on the table" to deal with the so-called surge of the "Delta Variant" of COVID-19. Talk about ominous!

The last lockdown in New Mexico killed 40% of the state's small businesses.

One cannot believe a word Lujan Grisham says when it comes to COVID-19 since she refuses to deploy the National Guard to the Mexican border to stop the flow of illegals into the state, some infected with COVID-19. How does she expect to protect New Mexico's citizens when she refuses to secure the border?

At least we have one representative who is fighting to secure the border.

From the Las Cruces Sun News:

LAS CRUCES – U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., renewed her previous call for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy the New Mexico National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Herrell, the lone Republican in New Mexico's congressional delegation, represents New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, which encompasses all of southern New Mexico. 

The congresswoman first made the request in April in response to large increases of traffic at the U.S-Mexico border and pressure on the U.S. Border Patrol, which Herrell described in her original letter as "overworked, undermanned and under-supplied." 

In 2018, Lujan Grisham's predecessor, Gov. Susana Martinez, deployed state guardsmen to assist Border Patrol with non-enforcement activities, at the behest of President Donald Trump (a fellow Republican), in response to an increase in unlawful border crossings and resistance in Congress to Trump's promised border wall. 

Weeks after taking office in 2019, Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, withdrew most of that deployment. 

If Lujan Grisham really wanted to stop the spread of coronavirus, she would deploy the National Guard at the border.

To read the full article, go here. 

Trump At The Border Wall

Above, Donald Trump speaking at the border wall in Texas.

A few minutes ago, former President Donald Trump finished his remarks at the border wall in Texas.

It was a good thing he finished his talk when he did. I was sitting out on the deck watching and it started to rain at about the same time.

He was in good form. He pointed out how secure the U.S.-Mexico border was while he was president and what a humanitarian mess His Fraudulency Joe Biden turned it into.

Before his talk, he spoke at a briefing that was covered by the Houston Chronicle:

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden and his administration for stopping construction of the border wall and his other immigrations policies, which Trump said is why the border is now seeing a record surge of illegal crossings.

“We did a hell of a job,” Trump said at the briefing at the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Weslaco Regional Office. ““Now we have an open, really dangerous border.”

Trump spoke at a briefing near the Texas border where Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety told him that border security has only gotten worse since he left office. Abbott said the situation has become “amazing and disastrous” on the border. 

To read more, go here. 

GOVERNOR’S RESPONSE DEMONSTRATES A DISREGARD FOR OUR CITIZENS’ SAFETY AND WELL-BEING

Source: Press Release

 GOV.  LUJAN GRISHAM AGAIN SHOWS WEAK LEADERSHIP DENYING CONGRESSWOMAN HERRELL’S REQUEST FOR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PROTECT OUR NEW MEXICO BORDER

 

GOVERNOR’S RESPONSE DEMONSTRATES A DISREGARD FOR OUR CITIZENS’ SAFETY AND WELL-BEING
 

Albuquerque, April 11—The Republican Party of New Mexico is shocked and dismayed that a request from Rep. Yvette Herrell to Gov. Lujan Grisham to deploy the New Mexico National Guard to the Mexico border was dismissed. The Governor’s refusal to take action reeks of politics and manifests her lack of concern for the health and safety of New Mexicans.

Rep. Herrell had written the Governor, stressing the need for the troops to stop the massive wave of migrant families and unaccompanied children who are coming across the border. The Congresswoman informed the Governor that New Mexico is on the front line of the border problem that’s been exacerbated by the Biden Administration’s weak immigration policies. She added the influx of migrants also threatens public health as New Mexico continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Governor’s Office rejected Herrell’s request, suggesting she take her concerns to federal agencies.

“This is another case of our Governor being derelict in her duty as Chief Executive,” said Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce. “She continues to fail New Mexicans with her poor choices and bad decisions. It’s harrowing to know that after virtually destroying our state with her pandemic policies that the Governor would risk the security and safety of New Mexicans along the border. When she cannot deal with a problem, she deflects. This is poor leadership and a dangerous way to handle the threat at our state border.”

Rep. Herrell also pointed out to the Governor that the U.S. Border Patrol is overworked, undermanned and under-supplied. She said it’s the Governor’s duty to protect her citizens.

“If Governor Grisham was serious about the health and welfare of New Mexican citizens, she would move swiftly to send National Guard troops to the border," said Herrell. “She does not need to wait for the federal government to do her job. We already know many migrants coming across our southern border illegally have been exposed to or have COVID-19.”
 
The U.S. Border Patrol last week reported nearly 170,000 encounters with migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border in March. That was a 20-year high. That figure includes almost 19,000 children traveling by themselves across the U.S.-Mexico border. The crossings are happening in record numbers.

Biden Allowing Illegals To Enter Texas With Covid-19

 Over 100 Illegal Immigrants with Covid Released into US

This is insane. A responsible President, someone who really cared about the country, would say we're not going to have any immigration at all until this Covid subsides. - Bill O'Reilly.

It is obvious that we don't have a "responsible president". The one we have is a senile idiot who is being led by the nose by the left wing of his staff and the Democrat Party.

KHOU 11 reported:

HOUSTON — A day after announcing plans to reopen Texas and remove its statewide mask mandate, Governor Greg Abbott tweeted immigrants with COVID are being released into Texas communities.

“The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities. The Biden Admin. must IMMEDIATELY end this callous act that exposes Texans & Americans to COVID,” the governor tweeted Wednesday.

According to Forbes, Brownsville spokesman Felipe Romero said 108 migrants tested positive after being dropped off in his city between Jan. 25 and March 1, a positivity rate of 6.3%. He told Telemundo these migrants were advised to quarantine.

Under President Trump, the southern border was under control. Under Biden, we have a growing crisis. Biden owns this, including any lives that are lost from COVID-19 from these migrants.

To read more, go here.

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Buffoon Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Suing Trump Administration

Let's see.

What governor of New Mexico wants to make it a "sanctuary state" for illegal aliens?

What governor of New Mexico pulled the National Guard from the New Mexico-Mexico border, thereby allowing a flood of illegals into the state?

Who declared that the immigration crisis is a "charade of border fear-mongering"?

Who went to Washington, D.C. recently to beg for funds to reimburse cities for the "humanitarian crisis" aid costs they incurred?

The answer to those is Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham!

Now she's filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over quick-release of illegals into the state's communities.

According to KVIA:

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The state of New Mexico is suing the Trump administration over its quick-release asylum practices for immigrants, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Monday afternoon. 

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, seeks to halt what it calls the Trump administration's "indiscriminate practice of releasing migrants in communities in the state's borderland area," which the governor said is in violation of the federal government's own "safe release" policy. 

The U.S. Justice Department declined to comment on the lawsuit when contacted late Monday. 

Under the "safe release" policy, asylum-seeking individuals were provided assistance in reaching their final destinations while waiting for their claims to be processed. The lawsuit alleges the "sudden and unlawful abandonment of this policy was done without notice or opportunity for input by affected jurisdictions." 

That federal program was canceled in October 2018 amid a tide of migration from Central America into the United States. Asylum seekers typically are released almost immediately, while New Mexico cities including Las Cruces, Albuquerque and Deming have borne some of the brunt.

This governor is such a buffoon. She caused a lot of this mess by pulling the National Guard from the border and is refusing to re-deploy them now. And she has the nerve to beg for money for pay for the "charade" of her own making.

Apparently, her recent trip to Washington to beg for funds didn't go too well.

To read more, go here.

Rally At The Wall Today

Too bad this is such short notice, I would have attended had I knew about it before now.

Join us for a rally at We the People’s Wall with Brian Kolfage, Kris Kobach, Sheriff Clarke, Angel Families and MORE. 

About this Event 

May 30th American Eagle Brick Company Sunland Park, New Mexico ‘We Build the Wall’ Rally Thursday 4 PM  1000 Brickland Rd, Sunland Park, NM 88063We the People

Rally with Brian Kolfage, Kris Kobach, Sheriff Clarke, Angel Families and MORE.

For more information, go here.

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UPDATE (11:28):

The rally has been canceled for today (just postponed) as the site is still an active construction site, it was just announced.

Pip Squeak Mayor Trying To Stop Border Wall Construction

A pip squeak mayor is demanding that construction be stopped on a privately funded border wall in New Mexico.

According to Newsweek.com:

The mayor of Sunland Park, New Mexico, has issued a cease-and-desist order to a private group that raised millions to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. 

The wall is being constructed by We Build The Wall, a private organization which began a GoFundMe fundraiser in December 2018 when President Donald Trump faced opposition from Congress in receiving a proposed $5 billion to construct the barrier. 

To date, the group has raised over $22 million of a $1 billion goal, of which the group's leader, Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, said has been established only because that is the highest monetary allotment that GoFundMe allows for a fundraiser. 

The cease-and-desist order was issued on Tuesday after it was determined that the group did not have the proper permits for construction, city spokesperson Peter Ibardo told The Texas Tribune.

“The city has not provided any permits, it has not approved of the construction that has gone up already. They built the structure without authority or any building permits from the city," Ibardo said. 

Speaking to KTMS, Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea added that the wall is also in violation of city ordinances that regulate how tall a structure can be. Perea said that the application for construction were never returned to the city by American Eagle Brick. 

The company owns the land where the wall was partially constructed over the Memorial Day weekend, the Tribune said.

Her Royal Highness said this:

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, also a Democrat, said: “To act as though throwing up a small section of wall on private land does anything to effectively secure our southern border from human and drug trafficking or address the humanitarian needs of the asylum seekers and local communities receiving them — that’s nonsense.”

That's far more than what she's been doing, namely, rolling out the read carpet for illegals.

We cannot allow the pip squeak mayor interfere with the will of the people in this matter. I hope this doesn't become necessary, but we may have to have people go down to Sunland Park to defend the construction crews and the completed sections of wall.

Have gun, will travel!

To read more, go here.

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UPDATE (05/30/19):

All issues concerning permits in regard to the city's ordinances have reportedly been resolved. Construction work resumes today after being temporarily halted yesterday.

Gov. Lujan Grisham Seeks Migrant Reimbursement For Her Nonfeasance

Above, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Nonfeasance

The intentional failure to perform a required duty or obligation.

Soon after taking office, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham pulled most of the National Guard troops from the New Mexico - Mexico border. Since then the state has been flooded with illegal migrants entering the state.

Grisham has also denied that there was even a "crisis" at the border.

Now, in an incredible display of chutzpah, she is now going to Washington, D.C. to get reimbursement from the federal government.

According to the Corvallis Gazette-Times:

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on immigration and border-related concerns in New Mexico (all times local): 

2:20 p.m. 

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is traveling to Washington, D.C., to press for more federal resources to cope with an influx of asylum seekers at the U.S. border with Mexico. 

Lujan Grisham spokesman Tripp Stelnicki said the governor was departing Tuesday for a scheduled face-to-face meeting this week with acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan. 

Stelnicki said the governor will advocate for federal reimbursements to local communities as they provide humanitarian relief to migrant families. 

Lujan Grisham also wants to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol's withdrawal from interior checkpoints in southern New Mexico that has riled local residents. 

The first-year Democratic governor also is seeking an introductory meeting with Energy Secretary Rick Perry regarding his oversight of nuclear waste storage facilities and federal weapons laboratories in New Mexico. 

The governor's trip includes partisan fundraising activities.
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1 a.m. 

A dozen Republican state legislators want Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to reverse course and deploy more National Guard troops to the border with Mexico. 

GOP House lawmakers including minority leader James Townsend of Artesia provided a letter Monday to the governor's office that urges Lujan Grisham to deploy more state National Guard troops to border communities. 

Lujan Grisham has challenged President Trump's description of a security crisis on the border and withdrawn all but a dozen national guardsmen who continue to address humanitarian needs in a remote corridor for border-crossing immigration.

It is due to Lujan Grisham's nonfeasance that there is a crisis in New Mexico. She has a lot of nerve!

To read more, go here.