immigration reform
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Colorado economists sign letter to Trump: Immigration is a money-maker
A whole bunch of smart Coloradans signed a letter to President Trump saying immigration is good for the American economy. The 18 Colorado economists added their voices to a national campaign started in February by the New American Economy and the American Action Forum, two organizations hard to portray as liberal gunslingers. “The undersigned economists represent…
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‘Is Mike Coffman invincible?’ Aurora Republican talks campaign, policy at 62nd birthday party
Before he talked about the upcoming congressional agenda and assessed his chances in next year’s election – it’ll be a tough race, he’s sure of it – Mike Coffman dropped to the floor last Sunday afternoon and did some push-ups, one for each year he’s been on this earth. “There’s this ridiculous tradition where I…
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Bennet, Gardner split over Trump’s immigration executive orders
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…
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Wasden: We have an urgent need for real immigration reform
The discourse around our immigrant community has been distasteful and downright embarrassing. Yes, we are nation of laws but we are also a nation of caring and compassionate individuals that have been raised to love thy neighbor and to care for others. While this year’s political stage has been part circus, part reality show, it…
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Trump paints new target on legal immigration
Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric on illegal immigration has obscured a potentially historic policy shift – the Republican presidential nominee is the first major party candidate in modern memory to propose limiting legal immigration. In his speech on immigration Wednesday night, Trump capped a list of steps to combat illegal immigration, with a final pledge to…