Tag: Immigration
Anti-Arizona ‘Sound Strike’ a boon for Red Rocks audiences
When Arizona passed SB 1070--the anti-immigration legislation--some of the fallout was predictable. Namely musicians began saying they would not perform in Arizona. Hundreds of...
Virginia immigration law yields mixed results and hard feelings
Long before Arizona passed a get-tough immigration law, Prince William County, Virginia, passed one of its own. That law, on the books for several...
Calif. Supreme Court rules for illegal immigrants in tuition case
The California Supreme Court Monday unanimously upheld a state law granting in-state tuition rates to undocumented residents who attended high school for at least...
Canada opens its arms to immigrants
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."--Emma Lazarus
That famous line may no longer symbolize the United States' attitude...
Numbers show Hispanic voters carried the day for Colorado Democrats
Eighty-one percent of Latino voters in Colorado voted for Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Split the Latino vote down the middle between Bennet and Republican Ken Buck and Buck wins easily. Even if Buck had only received 30 percent of the Latino vote, he would have won the election. As it was, Buck barely out-polled gubernatorial candidate and anti-immigration hardliner Tom Tancredo among Hispanics.
AZ immigrant rights activists hold forums on CU campuses
Immigrant rights activists across the country recall the day, April 23, 2010, with a cold clarity.
It was the day Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer...
Northern Colorado voters unhappy with choices, NYT says
Have you noticed a lack of excitement in this year's races? Oh sure, you've got Tom Tancredo calling out John Hickenlooper on immigration. You've...
Nebraska guv predicts AZ-style immigration law in every state
In Nebraska, where unemployment is less than 5 percent, where immigrant labor has been a vital part of the agriculture scene for decades, Republican...
Hickenlooper promises to bolster business climate in Colorado
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper Friday called Tom Tancredo “pretty much a lifetime politician.” That’s about as spicy as it got when the Democratic nominee for governor spent 20 minutes on the phone with the Colorado Independent.
Colbert tells Congress how he tried and failed to take an...
Now that Senate Democrats have indicated that they will not vote on whether to extend the Bush tax cuts before midterm elections, the biggest...