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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: MALDEF President Thomas Saenz, Crime's Effects On Youth, Gila River Plan Update
Description: This week, New Mexico in Focus interviews Thomas Saenz, the national president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). Saenz has been a key figure in the MartÃnez/Yazzie v. State of New Mexico lawsuit, the case that is forcing the state to improve the education it provides for certain groups of students. Recently, both groups of plaintiffs asked the court to set more strict deadlines for the state to prove it’s making progress. Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Saenz about what’s ahead in the case.
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