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Simon Romero, Our Land: Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority (AMAFCA)
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with Simón Romero, a national correspondent for The New York Times now closely following the migrant surge along the U.S.-Mexico border. They discuss the changing landscape of Latin American politics and the Latino legacy in the Southwest. On this month’s installment of Our Land, environmental correspondent Laura Paskus visits with engineers from the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority or AMAFCA. Formed to protect neighborhoods from flooding, AMAFCA’s vision of stormwater management has changed over the decades. The agency is now focused on slowing—and cleaning—stormwater before reaching the Rio Grande. Host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists look at the swell of student protestors getting involved in walkouts to influence climate policy and NRA funding in schools. The panel also discusses the Albuquerque City Council’s approval of $250,000 to aid asylum seekers, as well as the city’s push for increased community policing along Route 66. Guests: Gene Grant (Host), Russell Contreras (NMiF Correspondent), Laura Paskus (NMiF Correspondent), and Simón Romero (National Correspondent, T…
Directors & creators
KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, New Mexico in Focus
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