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Tag: New Mexico governor race 2026
Pragmatic Leadership at the Border: Four-Time Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima Enters 2026 New Mexico Gubernatorial Race
The May 27, 2025 announcement by former four-term Las Cruces mayor Ken Miyagishima that he will run for the Democratic nomination for governor of New Mexico underscores mounting public frustration over crime, homelessness, and educational shortfalls while raising profound legal and constitutional questions about state authority, border enforcement, and executive power. Miyagishima, known colloquially as “Mayor Ken,” has built his résumé on pragmatic governance—expanding vocational training for nonviolent offenders, backing state-supported housing loans, and advocating “orderly border enforcement” alongside economic collaboration with Mexico. Yet his flirtation with invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act—a statute dormant for two centuries—illuminates deeper tensions between state-level crime-fighting prerogatives and the federal government’s exclusive control over immigration and national security.