HM 9 — MEXICO-NEW MEXICO ADVOCACY DAY

HOUSE MEMORIAL 9 57 TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Javier Martínez and Raymundo Lara and Yanira Gurrola and Angelica Rubio and Cindy Nava 7 9 A MEMORIAL DECLARING JANUARY 21, 2026 "MEXICO-NEW MEXICO ADVOCACY DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CELEBRATION OF THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP AND SHARED INTERESTS IN CULTURE, THE ARTS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY BETWEEN MEXICO AND NEW MEXICO.

167 WHEREAS, New Mexico shares with Mexico not only a border e t 17 but profound values and strong economic, cultural and social w l n d 18 ties;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, in 2020, New Mexico was the state with the i a e r 20 highest percentage of Hispanic or Latino population at a t m m 21 approximately forty-eight percent;

in 2022, New Mexico had the d r e 22 highest share of eligible Latino voters at forty-five percent;

c e s k 23 and in 2020, the New Mexico legislature had the highest e a n b 24 u [ percentage of Hispanic or Latino representation of all legislatures in the nation at thirty-five percent;

and .232619.3 WHEREAS, the influence of Mexican heritage in New Mexico is one of the richest and most profound in the United States and has played an important role in the culture, the arts, the gastronomy and the quotidian life of New Mexicans;

and HM 9 Page 1 WHEREAS, trade with Mexico supports more than five million jobs in the United States and nearly thirty thousand jobs in New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, Mexican and Mexican-origin nationals living in e t 17 New Mexico contribute to the economy, the culture and the w l n d 18 society by innovating, starting businesses, creating cultural = = 19 a l expressions and promoting economic competition while i a e r 20 continuously improving the societies in New Mexico and Mexico;

a t m m 21 and d r e 22 WHEREAS, the Mexican consulate based in Albuquerque offers c e s k 23 a hotline that operates twenty-four hours per day, seven days e a n b 24 per week for assistance to Mexican nationals in New Mexico and u [ coordinates various efforts directed to the statewide immigrant .232619.3 - 2 - community;

and WHEREAS, the Mexican consulate based in Albuquerque maintains daily communication with law enforcement agencies in New Mexico, collaborates significantly in several programs HM 9 Page 2 intended to combat sex and labor trafficking of persons and supports other programs aimed at combating domestic violence and other crimes to create safer communities;

and WHEREAS, as an acknowledgment of the importance of the Mexico-New Mexico relationship, the house of representatives and the Mexican consulate based in Albuquerque recognize the importance of establishing a forum where political, business and academic actors from both governments may highlight topics e t 17 of interest in the bilateral relationship and present w l n d 18 recommendations for public policy development;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, topics of discussion for such a forum may include i a e r 20 issues impacting the Mexico-New Mexico region, from education a t m m 21 and public health to cross-border development;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, the flow of goods and people across the border is c e s k 23 critical to the state's success, and discussions that improve e a n b 24 bilateral cooperation will bolster economic growth and u [ prosperity;

.232619.3 - 3 - NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the house of representatives express support for the establishment of Mexico-New Mexico Advocacy Day;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that January 21, 2026 be declared "Mexico-New Mexico Advocacy Day" in the house of representatives in celebration of the critical partnership and shared interests in culture, the arts and economic HM 9 Page 3 prosperity between Mexico and New Mexico;

eHM t9 17Page - 4 -25 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .232619.3