New Mexico creates new state division to support immigrant workers

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 408

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Mexico now officially has a division of state government to help immigrant workers and their employers do business in the state.

House Bill 124, which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Monday, transforms the existing Office of New Americans within the state’s Workforce Solutions Department into an official division. Doing so enshrines the division in state statute, qualifies it for recurring state funding and enables its leaders to plan long-term, Leonel Castañeda, …

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