NEW MEMBER ANALYSIS COMING SOON The national unemployment rate is 4.6%. Yet New Mexico’s unemployment rate is 6.6%. The question is whether over the next few years, as President Trump attempts to create more jobs in the nation, New Mexico will fall further behind the nation or whether it will catch up. Since the publication of our two ads on January 15th, we have been contacted by multiple readers.   Some have recounted stories related to the difficulty in starting businesses in the state -- and, consequently, the difficulty of creating jobs here.  One such response came from Bruce J. Fischer, a former job creator in Texas who moved to New Mexico.  This is his report: “Many thanks for publishing your article Sunday in the Albuquerque Journal discussing New Mexico's problems.  I am a perfect example of your statement that ‘businesses here often live in an adverse regulatory environment.’ Briefly, here is my story. I owned and operated a small design-build construction … [Read more...]

Former President Clinton and current President Trump sound much alike in regard to illegal immigration. The ads appeared a few days before the Presidential Inauguration.  President Trump’s inauguration speech, and several subsequent actions by him, though creating much fervor in some quarters, seemed, in large part, to have been directed toward enhancing job creation in the nation. He also continued to talk about illegal immigration. To put President Trump’s speech and actions in prospective we suggest that you listen to this linked speech by former President Bill Clinton given before Congress while he was President.  It was recorded by C-Span: President Clinton’s speech also dealt with illegal immigration.  You will note the similarity in the messages from the two presidents, though perhaps not in their style of presentation. While it would appear that President Trump’s message about illegal immigration might have been seconded by former President Clinton, there is strong … [Read more...]