美国前总统特朗普在劳动节周末通过社交媒体提议将新墨西哥州改名为"新美洲"，该主张立即招致当地广泛反对1。新墨西哥州拥有美国最高比例的拉丁裔人口和最多的联邦认可美洲原住民部落1，当地民众认为这一提议带有种族歧视色彩。
州历史学家罗伯特·马丁内斯表示："我们被拒绝成州是因为我们被认为是混血墨西哥人、狂热天主教徒和野蛮印第安人"1，反映出该建议所针对的少数族裔群体的历史遭遇。州内共和党人士也驳斥了这一建议1。
从制度层面看，任何州名变更需要州宪法修正案获得批准，而该州所有州级公职都由民主党人士担任1，这意味着该提议在现实中面临重大障碍。新墨西哥州的州名源于1560年代西班牙殖民者对墨西哥城的称呼"Nueva Mexico"1，已有数百年历史。
Former U.S. President Donald Trump proposed renaming New Mexico to "New America" in a social media post over the Labor Day weekend, sparking widespread backlash from residents of the southwestern state 1. New Mexico is home to the highest proportion of Latino residents in the United States and hosts more federally recognized Native American tribes than any other state 1.
State historian Robert Martinez characterized the proposal as reflective of historical discrimination, stating: "We were denied statehood because we were seen as mixed-blood Mexicans, fanatical Catholics and savage Indians" 1. The name New Mexico itself traces back to the 1560s, when Spanish colonizers referred to Mexico City as "Nueva Mexico" 1. Local residents have criticized the renaming suggestion as racially discriminatory and representative of targeting policies against minority communities 1.
Any change to the state's name would require approval through a constitutional amendment voted on by New Mexico residents, a hurdle that makes the proposal unlikely to advance given that all statewide elected offices in the state are currently held by Democrats 1. Even Republican figures within the state have rejected Trump's suggestion 1.
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