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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman among House Republicans demanding DACA fix by year’s end

Dec 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman was among 34 Republican lawmakers asking Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday to act before the end of the year on legislation to protect the roughly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as minors. “We must pass legislation that protects DACA recipients from deportation and gives them…
Aurora takes another stab at a DACA resolution

Nov 17, 2017

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Kara Mason

It’s been nearly two months since the Aurora City Council first took on a resolution supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA. Now after a round of revisions in a committee, the governing body is back to where it started. But it’ll likely be a more conservative council that gets the…
Mike Coffman cheers news of possible DACA compromise between Trump, Democrats

Sep 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, applauded President Trump Thursday for working with congressional Democrats toward a compromise to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America. “The president deserves credit for his leadership in promoting a compromise that enhances border security while extending protections for DACA participants,” Coffman said…
Republican Mike Coffman ‘will absolutely sign’ petition to force House vote on DREAM Act, spokesman says

Sep 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman will sign a petition to force a House vote on legislation that offers a path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, a spokesman for the Aurora Republican told Colorado Politics. The five-term incumbent has been under attack from Democrats for what Coffman spokesman Kyle Kohli says…
Mike Coffman files petition to force vote to protect DACA recipients, but Democratic challengers scoff

Sep 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman expressed optimism Wednesday that the GOP-controlled House will take up legislation to protect young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation, although the Aurora Republican also stressed that a rare maneuver he initiated earlier in the week might still be necessary to force a vote. But Coffman hasn’t…
Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet cosponsor legislation to offer citizenship path for young immigrants

Sep 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, said Tuesday he’s signing on with his Democratic counterpart Michael Bennet to cosponsor bipartisan legislation that would protect immigrants who entered the country illegally as children from deportation and offer them a path to citizenship if they meet certain conditions. Gardner and Bennet declared their support for the…
Letter: Bipartisan BRIDGE Act important to Colorado

Mar 7, 2017

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Colorado Politics

Editor: The BRIDGE Act, introduced by a group of bipartisan senators, was written to maintain the legal status of 750,000 DACA recipients. These Dreamers are an integral part of our society – they are veterans, doctors, teachers and small business owners deserving of the status previously granted to them. Here in Colorado we have a…
Coffman backs reprieve for those brought to U.S. illegally as children

Jan 13, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman introduced a bill Thursday to protect undocumented young people brought to the United States as children from being deported, if the Trump administration discontinues the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Huffington Post reported Thursday: The bill, called the Bridge Act, was initially introduced in the Senate in December by…
Colorado colleges, universities rally behind undocumented students

Dec 22, 2016

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David O. Williams Special to Colorado Politics

Colleges and universities across Colorado are grappling with whether the incoming Trump administration will strip away federal deportation protections for undocumented students, most of whom came to the state at a very young age and pay in-state tuition under Colorado law. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was signed as an executive action by…