New Mexico is experiencing unprecedented surpluses in the state’s general fund due in great part to the hard work of immigrants in key industries like oil and gas.
Despite outsized contributions to the economy, immigrant workers remain vulnerable to rights violations and are often excluded from public benefits, skills building opportunities, and pathways to economic mobility.
As policymakers strategize how to diversify the state’s economy and shift away from fossil fuel dependence, immigrants and other disadvantaged workers have a unique opportunity to help shape an equitable economy that ensures access to quality jobs and better living standards.
One in four immigrant workers in New Mexico is a victim of wage theft, and only one in ten victims reports it. In 2009, Somos launched an ongoing statewide campaign to end wage theft after receiving numerous complaints from workers who were not paid the minimum wage or overtime, were required to work off the clock, or were denied their last paycheck. Since, we’ve helped New Mexicans recover over $2.5 million in stolen wages and damages.
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