New Mexico

New Mexico is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, does not include foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? NO

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
5.6%, the national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

Senate Bill 416, introduced in 2004, "requires that only U.S. citizens or legal residents of the United States be employed on state service contracts and subcontracts."


Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com