Policy Priorities

  • Secure the BORDER and Defeat the Cartels

  • Prioritize Parents’ Choice in EDUCATION

  • Restore Equal JUSTICE and LAW and Order

  • Return to Patient-Centered HEALTHCARE

  • Focus on Rural Revitalization and Small Family FARMS

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New Mexico’s rugged mountains and high desert plains form a landscape as prosperous and resilient as the people who call it home. From the historic trade routes of Santa Fe to the pioneering laboratories of Los Alamos, New Mexico has long been a crossroads of culture and innovation.

Today, New Mexicans still share a deep sense of tradition, a reverence for faith and family, and a belief that hard work and personal responsibility open the door to opportunity. In recent years, as families and job creators have sought refuge from overregulation, a failing education system, and rising crime, New Mexico’s untapped potential has come into sharper focus as a state ready to lead, if only given the chance to thrive.

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has established its New Mexico state chapter to champion the principles that built this Nation and empower the people of the Land of Enchantment to reclaim their future. Guided by AFPI’s America First Agenda, AFPI-New Mexico will advance bold solutions to fix our broken education system; protect our communities from crime, drug cartels, and human trafficking; and tackle the crises of failing healthcare and generational poverty.

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Vincent Torres

Executive Director, America First New Mexico

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Op-Ed | August 22, 2025

No, Governor, Don’t Try to Ban Immigrant Detention Facilities

Last November, the American people sent a clear message at the ballot box: They want secure borders, strong immigration enforcement and leaders who put the safety of our citizens first. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we have begun delivering on that mandate, building the most secure border in decades, dismantling cartel networks and restoring law and order at the southern border.
News Release | July 14, 2025

America First Policy Institute Launches New Mexico State Chapter

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today announced the launch of its New Mexico state chapter. AFPI–New Mexico (AFPI-NM) is the latest chapter to launch as part of AFPI’s growing state-based infrastructure.
News Release | July 8, 2025

America First Governors’ Council Supports National Farm Security Action Plan

Washington, D.C. — Today, the America First Governors' Council issued a letter strongly supporting President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ newly announced National Farm Security Action Plan. They described the initiative as a "decisive and long-overdue response to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) coordinated threat to America’s farmland, food supply, and national sovereignty."
Op-Ed | June 18, 2025

If You Want to Empower Women, Let Them Keep Their Tips

As a mom, mentor, and entrepreneur who has spent decades championing women, I’ve learned this: When women rise, so do their communities, and that rise doesn’t come from handouts; it comes from hustle, heart, and hard-earned dollars.
Op-Ed | June 4, 2025

Congress, Pass the One Big Beautiful Bill - Hispanic Families Are Counting On It

For too long, Washington bureaucrats have failed the very families they claim to serve—none more so than Hispanic Americans. We’ve been told to wait our turn, to be patient, while our wages stagnated, our communities bore the brunt of illegal immigration, and our children were shortchanged by broken promises. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, inflation skyrocketed, crime soared, fentanyl deaths hit record highs, and the border became a humanitarian and national security disaster.

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