NM delegates call on Apple, Google to keep New Mexico’s name on all mapping services

SANTA FE, N.M. (KVIA) - A group of New Mexico delegates sent a letter to the CEOs of Apple and Google to commit to keeping New Mexico's name on their platforms mapping services.

The request from U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernande (D-NM), and Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury stated, "Let us be clear: the President has no legal authority to rename New Mexico. Our state's name belongs to the people of New Mexico and is rooted in our history and our Constitution, which clearly states that the 'name of this state is New Mexico'".

The letter is a response to the President's post on renaming New Mexico as "New America".

“We ask each of you to publicly commit that Apple Maps and Google Maps will continue to identify the State of New Mexico as New Mexico, regardless of what the President posts on social media, what executive order he attempts to issue, or what pressure he puts on your companies,” the letter states.