Immigration
With legal pathways for immigration blocked, effective border security under-resourced, and root causes of mass migration long ignored, our country’s immigration system is broken. During my time in Congress, I am proud to have secured resources for smart border security, funding for local non-profits supporting asylum-seeking families lawfully released in the United States, and investments to increase economic opportunities and improve the infrastructure of our land ports of entry.
In the Safer Communities Act, I also passed a provision making it illegal to traffic firearms across the border, reducing the flow of firearms that have been fueling violence in the Northern Triangle and causing migration north. But there is still much, much more work to do – including for border security and a pathway to citizenship for DREAMERS – and I will continue working to deliver it.
Latest News
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WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published by USA TODAY, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) slams Republicans’ hypocrisy following their vote to block a bipartisan border deal, emphasizes the need for real solutions — not political stunts — to our nation’s broken immigration system.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after Republicans blocked a procedural vote to begin debate on the National Security Supplemental: "Today I voted in favor of a bipartisan proposal to help improve border security and make our communities safer, strengthen our national security through support...
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FARMINGTON, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with Ukrainian families living in Farmington who fled their country following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. “In New Mexico, we know that how we treat refugees and asylum seekers shows the world our true American values. Today’s visit conveyed just how seriously New...
