January 25, 2017
Trump moves to build border wall, cut sanctuary city funds -- Santa Fe New Mexican
President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation's immigration policies Wednesday, signing executive actions to jumpstart construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall and block federal grants from immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities." 1/25/2017
See also:
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8 U.S.C. - Aliens and Nationality -- Immigration and Nationality Act
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Public Law 104 208 Div. C -- Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 -- see page 547 in the document
Bills to reinstate NM’s solar tax credit move ahead – Las Cruces Sun News
Bipartisan efforts are making headway in the New Mexico House and Senate to reinstate a tax credit that spurred nearly a quarter-billion dollars of investment in roof-top solar and related jobs in the nation's second sunniest state before expiring last year. A Senate panel on Tuesday endorsed a HB 61 that calls for renewing the credit for an additional eight years. - - 1/25/2017
Law Professor Outlines Historical Use Of Presidential Executive Orders -- All Things Considered (NPR)
President Trump signed five executive actions Tuesday morning. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Cristina Rodriguez of Yale University about the historical use of executive orders and their limits. -- 1/24/2017
