illegal immigration

Not much of an apology from Aurora school board member who drew fire

Jun 7, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Remember the Aurora Public Schools board member who raised eyebrows last month with her remarks about immigrants – of which there are many in the school district and surrounding city? The member, Cathy Wildman, followed up this week with an explanation of sorts. Chalkbeat Colorado’s Yesenia Robles reports that at a board meeting Tuesday, Wildman, “offered a lengthy, emotional response that…
Poll: More evidence immigration is a not-so-hot-button issue in Colorado

May 4, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

The authors of a wide-ranging political poll last week showing relatively little concern among Colorado voters about illegal immigration released more data from the poll today that reaffirmed the point. The “Part 2” follow-up findings by Colorado pollster Magellan Strategies from its April 26-27 land-line and cell-phone survey of 500 likely 2018 general election voters suggest our purple-state electorate…
Poll: Coloradans not so agitated over immigration after all?

May 3, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

Much already has been reported about the latest Magellan Strategies poll released this week on Colorado’s political mood. The most noteworthy findings: The state’s voters prefer electing Democrats to Congress and disapprove of President Trump. Those leanings are more pronounced among the fully one third of the state’s voters who are registered unaffiliated. Interesting and perhaps troubling…
Springs House Republican cries foul over ‘half-Latino’ remark by colleague

Feb 16, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

No one disputes that state Rep. Joe Salazar of Thornton referred to fellow state Rep. Dave Williams of Colorado Springs as “half Latino” the other day at a gathering away from the Capitol. It’s on video. But was it an attempt to discredit Williams in the eyes of other Latinos by implying he’s less than the real deal?…
Dave Williams lambastes Joe Salazar for calling him ‘half Latino’ in sanctuary policy debate

Feb 15, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A House Republican took a Democratic colleague to task Wednesday for calling him “half Latino” as the debate over sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants simmers at the state Capitol. Saying he wanted to talk about “a matter that affects the dignity of this chamber,” state Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, took to the House microphone…
Bennet, Gardner split over Trump’s immigration executive orders

Jan 26, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado’s two senators had sharply different reactions to executive orders on immigration policy issued Wednesday by President Donald Trump. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, decried Trump’s directives, calling them divisive and dangerous, while his Republican colleague, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, offered a somewhat tepid embrace. Trump signed two executive orders at Department of Homeland…
Sanctuary city? Denver officials pledge to resist Trump’s mass deportation threat

Dec 9, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Denver and other Colorado cities stand in the crosshairs of President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to cut off federal funding to “sanctuary cities” for illegal immigrants. Sanctuary cities refer to cities that make no more than mediocre efforts to block illegal immigrants from employment or to deport them. Denver city and county officials have sought to…
Colorado Democrats criticize Trump adviser appointments

Dec 5, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Colorado’s Democratic Party delegation to Congress is joining critics of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for his top advisers and Cabinet members. “So far, the news and rumors have been disquieting – especially for people across the country who have been engaged in promoting civil rights, a cleaner environment, sustainable energy and better health care,” Rep. Diana…
Duran: Why we must stand against Trump’s campaign of hate

Sep 9, 2016

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Crisanta Duran

In less than two months, voters will go to the polls and decide whether the next president of the United States will be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. In the time we have left this election cycle, it’s more urgent than ever to show Trump for what he is: a fear-mongering bully whose election to…
For Donald Trump, a day of political whiplash on immigration

Sep 1, 2016

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Julie Pace

For weeks, Donald Trump flirted with a self-described “softening” of the hard-line immigration policies that propelled him to the Republican nomination, raising the hopes of party officials, some Hispanic leaders and skeptical voters unnerved by his presidential candidacy. On Wednesday, he appeared on the brink of embracing that shift as he traveled to Mexico for a dramatic…