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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced they have sent a letter to Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Eduardo Medina Mora, asking him to work with the Mexican Federal Customs Agency to restore crossing hours for export vehicles at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. Earlier this month, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today on the current Central American refugee crisis. As a leading voice in addressing the crisis along the southern border and a staunch advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, Senator Heinrich countered Republican proposals that aim to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver a speech on the Senate floor today at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET/ 2:30 p.m. MT on addressing the current Central American refugee crisis. As a leading voice in addressing the crisis on the southern border and a staunch advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, Senator...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today on the current Central American refugee crisis.  Last week, he joined U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on a tour of the temporary facility for undocumented parents and their children at the Federal Law Enforcement...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver a speech on the Senate floor today at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET/ 2:30 p.m. MT on the current humanitarian crisis along the southern border. Senator Heinrich recently joined U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on a tour of the temporary facility for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a press teleconference call for reporters and editorial writers today, Friday, July 11 at 4 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. ET to discuss his recent tour of the temporary facility for undocumented parents and their children at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) campus in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, July 11, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will join U.S. Department Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson in touring the recently established temporary facility for undocumented parents and their children at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) campus in Artesia, New Mexico. The Artesia...

As a country, we value the twin promises of freedom and opportunity. Those ideals are important no matter where you were born. Our immigrant communities have helped write the economic, social and cultural story of America. But our immigration system is broken. As the son of an immigrant, I'm especially concerned by the refusal of Republican leaders...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Senador Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) hizo hoy las siguientes declaraciones para pedirle a los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes que actúen y aprueben la reforma migratoria bipartidista aprobada por el Senado el año pasado. “Después de un largo debate público el año pasado,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2014) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement calling on House Republicans to act on the Senate bipartisan immigration reform bill that passed the Senate one year ago. "After a vigorous public debate last year, the Senate passed a common-sense proposal to reform our country's...

El Paso (Entravision).- El congreso federal mantiene en el limbo la reforma migratoria ya que la mayoría republicana en la cámara de representantes se ha negado a debatir el proyecto aprobado hace un año por el senado. Noticias 26  Univisión habló en exclusiva con el demócrata Martin Heinrich,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on the new set of principles on immigration reform put forward by House Republican leaders: "The lack of consensus among House Republicans on immigration reform has been disappointing, so I'm encouraged by the recent progress made toward finding common...

This year we took a historic step toward fixing our broken immigration system. The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan immigration bill that includes a visa system that meets the needs of our economy, a tough but fair path to earned citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented people living in our country, a plan that ensures security at our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a long-time proponent of accountable immigration reform and strong advocate for the DREAM Act, released the following statement today after President Obama called on the House of Representatives to take action and pass a bill to fix our broken immigration system: “Earlier this summer,...

New Mexico's remarkable spirit is rooted in our diversity, our history, and our culture, which has always been enriched by our immigrant communities and family members. At the same time, the laws that govern our country's immigration system are antiquated and ineffective. Fixing our broken immigration system is an urgent priority -- especially for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted 68-32 in favor of S.744, the senate bipartisan immigration reform bill: "Today is a great day in the history of a great nation. We are a step closer to fixing our broken immigration system in a way that meets the needs of our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor to address the urgent need to fix our country's broken immigration system. "New Mexico's remarkable spirit is rooted in our diversity, our history, and our culture, which has always been enriched by our immigrant communities and family members," said...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver a speech on the Senate floor today at approximately 6:15 p.m. ET to address the urgent need to fix our country's broken immigration system.  His speech will air live on CSPAN-2 and will stream online.     WHO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich   WHAT: Immigration...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) have introduced an amendment to S.744, the senate immigration reform bill, that will help increase bilateral trade and improve ports of entry along the Southwest United States border. The amendment would extend the commercial and private hours of operation for vehicles...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report showing that passing S.744, the senate bipartisan immigration reform bill, would reduce budget deficits by $197 billion over the next decade, and about $700 billion in the second decade: "The recent...