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Rep. Mike Coffman seeks to prevent some immigrant deportations
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Washington – A bill introduced this week by a Colorado congressman seeks to prevent deportation for many foreigners living in the United States with temporary permission at a time immigration has become one of Washington’s hottest issues. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, wants to eliminate the Temporary Protected Status that gives immigrants only a limited right…
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Trump tells Congressional Dems: no DACA without a border wall
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President Donald Trump Friday morning sent a message to Congressional Democrats: don’t even think about asking for federal authorization of DACA unless you’re also willing to pay for the border wall and a host of other immigration changes. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was initially authorized by a 2012 executive order from then-President…
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Perlmutter greets congressional website visitors with message about DACA, health care funding
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter says he’ll be greeting visitors to his congressional website with a message of support for young immigrants and federal heath care programs until Congress tackles the issues with permanent fixes. “I support Dreamers, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and community health centers,” reads white text on a black pop-up graphic that…
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Hickenlooper among governors calling on Congress to fix DACA, end ‘holiday hostage situation’
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Gov. John Hickenlooper and a bipartisan group of governors on Wednesday called on congressional leaders to come up with a legislative fix before the end of the year to protect immigrants brought to the United States when they were children from deportation. “This holiday hostage situation has gone on too long,” Hickenlooper said in a…
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‘DREAMers’ need certainty; so does Colorado’s economy
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Colorado has often been at the forefront of improving lives for everyone. DACA recipients, or DREAMers as they’re also known, should be no exception. From health care to tax reform, this year Congress has focused on large legislation impacting all Americans. Our members of Congress should also remember the many contributions our DREAMers make to…
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Colorado DREAMERs hope for Christmas miracle
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On a cold morning this week, about four dozen mostly-young people gathered on the Auraria campus to chant and plead with Colorado’s congressional delegation to save DACA. They gathered around a poker table, signifying that Congress and President Donald Trump are gambling with their lives and their futures. At the table: two men wearing masks…
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DACA talk at Metro State Thursday part of national iMarch on immigration
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Metropolitan State University of Denver is putting on a roundtable Thursday for Colorado business and community leaders to talk about the economic benefit of immigrants covered by DACA. The discussion is part of a broader national campaign to urge Congress to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, passed by President Obama to shielded…
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Aurora’s youngest city council member featured on ‘She’s the Ticket’
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The latest episode of “She’s the Ticket,” a new web series from Topic, features the 2017 city council run of 23-year old Crystal Murillo of Aurora. Murillo, a first-generation American, was elected to Ward 1 last month. The show focuses on women who decided to run for elected office, some inspired by what happened in…