Tsunami of evictions to hit New Mexico

Though we’re nowhere near a coastline, a tsunami of evictions will soon flood our state. As of July 4, nearly 1 in 4 New Mexicans were unemployed, and without an immediate extension in the federal Pandemic Unemployment Insurance, which ends July 31, unfathomable economic and social devastation will begin to unfold.

The federal Pandemic Unemployment Insurance provided a basic income of $600 a week to 50,000 New Mexicans who have lost their jobs by no fault of their own, but as a consequence of the pandemic. Many do not have a job to go back to, and it’s unclear if […]

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