The latest report from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions shows the state’s population growth over the last five years was driven almost entirely by international migration, raising questions among economists on how the Trump administration’s immigration policies could affect the state’s economy.
New Mexico has grown slower than 40 other states in the last quarter-century — and has lagged behind all of its neighbors in the Western U.S., many of which have seen significant population growth in the years since 2020 from Americans looking for warmer weather and a cheaper cost of living compared to major coastal cities.
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