immigration reform
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Ban of local immigration detention agreements heads to Polis’ desk
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An effort to further reduce local involvement in federal immigration operations passed the Colorado legislature last week and now needs only final approval from Gov. Jared Polis. If signed into law, House Bill 1100 would prohibit state and local governments, law enforcement agencies and jails from entering or renewing contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
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Colorado House OKs banning local immigration detention agreements
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Colorado legislators advanced a bill Monday seeking to further reduce local involvement in federal immigration operations. If passed into law, House Bill 1100 would prohibit state and local governments, law enforcement agencies and jails from entering or renewing contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house people suspected of civil immigration violations, and…
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Polis urges Congress to protect DACA recipients
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sent a letter to Congressional leaders this month, urging them to pass permanent protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In the letter, Polis cited an October federal appeals court ruling as necessitating immediate action from Congress. The court ruled against DACA and ordered a lower…
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Denver immigration forum: Gardner hopes for reform before Supreme Court acts
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Friday that he hopes Congress can pass the Dream Act – a bill to protect the status of the children of undocumented immigrants – even before the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue in October. “I hope Congress acts, not because of a date in court or because of an election…
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Q&A with Kevin Lundberg | ‘Blessed and honored to be an elected official in Colorado’
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He and his family live off the grid – way off – in a home of his own design that generates its own renewable energy. He’s a hardcore civil libertarian who earned a very favorable 83 percent rating from the emblematically left-of-center American Civil Liberties Union on its latest legislative scorecard. The newest Boulder Democrat…
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US House OKs farm bill but says no to hardline immigration measure
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted narrowly to approve a bill that extends farm programs overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but rejected a hard-line Republican-sponsored bill on immigration reform – a pair of votes that conservatives had insisted should be taken side by side. The vote of 213 to 211 on…
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Mike Coffman vs. Joe Salazar (and they’re not even in the same race)
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The political gloves came off this week, as the team supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s re-election bid took a shot at Democrat Joe Salazar that was, if not below the belt, then certainly about the belt line. And they’re not even in the same race. Salazar, a state representative from Thornton, is running for…
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WATCH: Republican candidates stand by Trump in final gubernatorial debate
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The four Republicans and four Democrats running for governor in Colorado gave their final debate performances at the University of Denver Monday and Tuesday nights, respectively. Republicans moved gingerly around the Trump administration’s previous policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexican border, while Democrats put the pedal down in the political fast lane to next…
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DeGette meets with sanctuary immigrant in Denver, talks reform
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Kevin Velasquez is 18 months old. He’s a lively little boy who runs around at warp toddler speed – and he did just that Tuesday within the walls of the Denver church where his mother has sought sanctuary from deportation. Kevin’s infectious smile and antics briefly stole the spotlight away from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette,…
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Poll shows Trump backers strongly support path to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ as part of border security deal
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Republican and conservative voters – including President Donald Trump’s base supporters – overwhelmingly approve of providing a path to citizenship for so-called Dreamers in exchange for increased border security, according to a national poll released this week that drew praise from Colorado business groups. The survey found that 86 percent of Trump backers support protecting Dreamers…
