Join us Tuesday for an insightful discussion with three prominent members of the criminal justice system who will discuss the issues on illegal immigration, gangs and drugs; and the legal and court system.

These three experts are: Michael Hendriks – Candidate for Attorney General, Bob Godshall – Retired ICE Agent and Joe Abbin – High Ranking Member of APD.

Some of the things to be discussed:

• Do you wonder why, in spite of the fact that everyone talks about it, "it" doesn’t seem to get better?
• There is more than one elephant in the room that people claim is not there. We'll look at all.
• The various parts of our criminal justice system don't work together. How to change this.

​Tuesday, May 15th 6:30 - 8:30
UNM Continuing Education Building
1634 University Blvd NE

ATP President Graham Bartlett -- This is a very critical year for New Mexico and the Albuquerque TEA Party is in the thick of it. There are lots of important decisions for our state to make and we will be addressing them at our May meeting.

In the April Meeting, the participants started identifying and defining the key issues important for selecting candidates in November. It was a great start and given more time, would have finished the job. The defined issues will allow us to evaluate the candidates on their standing on the issues instead of their TV ads or how they fix their hair.
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This is important work and we need to finish it, so please come and lend your expertise and your opinions.

​In addition, the Constitution Day Dinner Committee has come up with an innovative twist to our usual program and will provide a report on what will be a truly exciting event.

The Education Team will report on their work on an alternative proposal for early childhood education that will be more effective than the current plan going around the legislature and will not require increasing the draw from the permanent fund.

Come and join us and share your commitment to Unleashing New Mexico.

​Tuesday, May 15th 6:30 - 8:30
UNM Continuing Education Building
1634 University Blvd NE

Our City Council is doubling down on their efforts to declare openly that Albuquerque is to be a Sanctuary City. It is unclear to me if the council is ignorant of the related cost data of illegal immigration or if, in their efforts to ensure a growing pool of democratic voters, that they will risk destroying a once vibrant city to maintain a base of dependent voters.
City Councilors Klarissa Peña and Pat Davis introduced a resolution declaring that Albuquerque will not support ICE and will protect “immigrants” (Note the absence of the word illegal) from any federal official’s attempt to arrest and/or deport them, even if they are known felons. The mayor and all the city councilors support this resolution.
The United States has laws on legal immigration, which is the only way someone can enter this country and become a citizen. Coming to the U.S. as an immigrant without going through the system is AGAINST THE LAW, pure and simple.
The mayor and the city councilors take an oath to “uphold the Constitution and the Laws of the United States of America and the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New Mexico.” By openly declaring Albuquerque as a Sanctuary City they are breaking the law and their oath of office. People who break the law are referred to as criminals.
A society that does not follow its own laws is nothing more than a third world country. When its elected officials openly break the law, society will descend into anarchy.
The increased level of crime and the rising percentage of illegal immigrants in our prisons is well documented. Our councilors want to educate, house, provide medical care, and welfare to these immigrants--even after they said they had to raise our GRT because they didn’t have enough money to pay for police protection and welfare programs.
And who foots the bill? Of course, the tax payers, who also have to live in a city with one of the highest crime rates in the country.
It has been suggested that this action is a part of the progressive wing of the National Democratic Party agenda and that New Mexico is a testing ground for progressive ideas. To think that a group would willingly destroy an entire state just to run experiments on progressive ideas is repulsive. We as citizens need to communicate our disdain for our city officials' behavior.
There is only one conclusion – our mayor and city councilors are criminals and only represent the illegal immigrant special interest groups and do not represent the citizens of this city. Their actions disqualify them as our city’s representatives and, as such, we the citizens should have a recall on every one of them.

​ATP Board of Directors: It is with deep sadness that we share with you that fellow Board member Marge Tapia has passed away. 

Marge was a dear friend to us all. A true patriot. Her tireless dedication to promoting the values that made America great was, and continues to be, an inspiration to our whole community. She has passed on to us the torch she carried so valiantly for so long.

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with Marge's husband Stino and family in this time of sorrow. A celebration and memorial service for our dear friend will be announced in the coming days.