immigration reform
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Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner, together (yet) again
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Judging by a video posted to YouTube this week by the press staff of Colorado’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, you’d think he and his Colorado counterpart, Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, just can’t get enough of each other. And it’s not only when they collaborate on high-profile, heavyweight issues like the immigration-reform legislation they…
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New American Economy buying TV ads in Colorado urging a DACA rescue from Congress
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Dreamers aren’t just about compassion or amnesty, but dollars and cents as well, according to a New American Economy campaign headed to Colorado TVs. The national coalition has been urging compromise on comprehensive immigration reform, and it’s pushing for a compromise now on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. DACA recipients, brought to the U.S.…
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis bringing Colorado ‘Dreamer’ to Trump’s first State of the Union address
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When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress Tuesday in his first State of the Union address, Anarely Marquez, a Colorado State University student and undocumented immigrant who was brought to the United States as a young child, will be in the room watching as a guest of U.S. Rep. Jared Polis. Marquez, 21,…
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Michael Bennet, Cory Gardner ramp up push for ‘Gang of Six’ immigration fix to avert government shutdown
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Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner said Thursday an immigration package they’ve crafted with four other senators – the bipartisan “Gang of Six” – meets demands set at one point by President Donald Trump and could offer a way forward as Congress scrambles to find the votes to avert a looming government shutdown, although…
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Sen. Cory Gardner on ‘Face the Nation’: Trump’s words, if true, are unacceptable
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Colorado’s Republican U.S. senator, Cory Gardner of Yuma, wouldn’t go too far on “Face the Nation” into what President Trump allegedly said behind closed doors about immigrants from Africa and Haiti last week. Trump alleges he talked tough in a meeting with Republican and Democrats about immigration, but he didn’t disrespect African and Haitian immigrants,…
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Sen. Michael Bennet on TV: Trump’s words are racist, but maybe president can rehabilitate
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a fighter for immigration reform, holds out hope for Donald Trump. Maybe. “I was raised not to call people a racist on the theory it’s hard for them to be rehabilitated once you’ve said that,” Bennet said on “Meet the Press” Sunday, when he was asked by host Chuck Todd if the…
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Republicans should embrace more forward-thinking solutions
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The start of a new year brings new resolutions and an optimistic hope for a better year to come. 2017 certainly brought several changes and whether you believe we are headed in the right direction or have front row seats on the Titanic, there are some areas where Republicans would be wise to take note.…
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Staff picks: Here are the top 5 stories of the week in Colorado Politics
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The news in Colorado this week included a special session of the General Assembly, a legal fight with President Trump, a tough line on sex offenders and soul-searching by a politician often accused of not having one. Here are the stories that grabbed headlines and have the likelihood to keep yielding news to watch, as…
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Tom Tancredo says left has stoked ‘victim groups’ for years before Charlottesville
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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, one of the country’s highest profile advocate for immigration reform – he ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2008 on the platform – said Sunday it’s the political left that has stoked the flames of “victim groups” for decades to win their support at the ballot box. “It…
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Colorado crop OK for now, but need for immigration reform ever more pressing
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Despite concerns earlier this year that the new Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies would lead to labor shortages across Colorado’s agricultural sector, growers and their advocates are breathing a sigh of relief as the harvest approaches, confident they’ll have the hands to pick and package what could be a bumper crop. But even though one…