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The Line: Private Prisons Profiting From Detaining Immigrants

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June 29, 2018 – Two private prisons in New Mexico that have made significant profits from detaining immigrants have also contributed to the campaigns of some of the state’s elected officials. After a New Mexico In Depth article printed the names of donation recipients, some of them said they would make donations of the same…

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The Importance Of Seeing Your Culture Reflected In The Classroom

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June 29, 2018 – New Mexico is a diverse state and that includes our schools. But do students who identify as Latino, African American, Native American or Asian see themselves and their community reflected in textbooks, lessons and images in their classroom? New Mexico PBS worked with Generation Justice and KUNM to conduct listening sessions…

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