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Immigration

Griego: The well from which we drink

In the first hours after our new president signed an executive order to close this country’s doors to refugees — temporarily for now, for...

Trump signs order for ‘new vetting’ of immigrants. Colorado refugees have been bracing for...

  Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive action to block refugees from entering the country, saying he would ramp up screening immigrants. "I am establishing new vetting...
Sexual harassment lawsuit won by Mexican immigrants

Uncertainty reigns, but Trump’s sanctuary city crackdown appears more bark than bite

Before Donald Trump issued Wednesday’s executive order on interior security, the order that includes a crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities, this is what would...

Fearing Trump’s policies, Colorado’s undocumented immigrants get organized

For some, the change tomorrow will mean saving as much money as possible while they still can. For others, it'll mean living in homes...

Immigrant rights groups rally against President-Elect Trump’s deportation plans

Mere days after President-Elect Donald Trump announced his intention to deport up to three million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, immigrant rights...

GRIEGO: Foreign-born, U.S.-raised youth in the Trump age ask, “What do we do next?”

With the election of Donald Trump as president, a countdown of sorts began for one particular group of people: those who are here illegally but were...

Littwin: The ugliness of “this ugly incident” is all Trump’s

So what do you do with someone who admits, sort of, to telling an egregious, racist lie by telling even more lies? In the United...

GUEST POST: Trump’s racism from a Colorado Latino perspective

For several months, we’ve seen Republican Party leaders distance themselves from Donald Trump because of his outrageous and offensive comments. Video recordings of Trump...

Latinos Rise in Colorado

Is this a sign of the Hispanic political tsunami? A coalition of Hispanic and progressive groups announced Wednesday that Colorado will be one of three...

Immigrant driver’s license overhaul passes House

Colorado's driver's license program for undocumented immigrants is one step closer to a much-needed overhaul. The House passed a proposal Monday to double the number of DMVs offering licenses to undocumented...
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