Michelle Lujan Grisham: “Let me repeat: New Mexico was New Mexico long before the United States…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2026

Let me repeat: New Mexico was New Mexico long before the United States existed and we’ll be New Mexico forevermore.

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Lujan Grisham's response to Trump's proposal.

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Michelle Lujan Grisham: “Let me repeat: New Mexico was New Mexico long before the United States existed and we’ll be New Mexico forevermore.”