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RFK Jr. Makes Stop in New Mexico for Discussion on Drug Problems
KOB 4 News reports: The general election is still more than four months out and, for the first time during this election cycle, a presidential candidate stopped in New Mexico. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in Albuquerque over the weekend to premiere his documentary, “Recovering America.” It’s focused on drug addiction and substance abuse. “New Mexico is ground zero for the drug overdose, drug addiction problems in our country, and I wanted to be there, so it was an appropriate place for us to air this film,” Kennedy said. Kennedy says border cities are paying the price. “I’ve been to the border many times, and I’ve seen that it’s a humanitarian crisis that people who are coming across are traumatized. They’ve been robbed, exploited, extorted by the drug cartels. And it’s not and then they come into this country, and they can’t legally work. They’re given an asylum date seven years in the future,” Kennedy said. A couple of New Mexicans were also featured in a panel discussion with Kennedy to share their stories of recovery. That panel included Chef Fernando Ruiz, a Santa Fe chef who turned his life around. After spending time behind bars trading drugs, he now spends time in the kitchen serving up award-winning dishes at his restaurant, Escondido. And Ralph Martinez, who opened the first homeless shelter in Española. Martinez himself was homeless in Española at one point. Read the full article here.