Debate over immigration continues with new legislation, citizenship classes and border control

April 14, 2016

Nebraska moves to allow professional licenses for immigrants Citizenship classes held by a Los Angeles-based immigrant rights organization. Photo Credit: CARCEN For youths granted temporary legal status under President Obama’s executive action, the bill passed Wednesday by Nebraska lawmakers means they now have legal access to more than 170 professions...

Denver Latino immigrant communities react to I-70 expansion

April 14, 2016

Listen below to learn more about the Colorado Department of Transportation’s plans to widen Interstate 70 into the Latino immigrant neighborhoods of Elyria and Swansea. Credit for the music in this podcast goes to freemusicarchive.org/ and www.bensound.com/

Immigration policy: What lies ahead?

April 11, 2016

Boson Globe satirically warns America about the future of immigration if Trump elected Photo courtesy of Mediaite.com On Sunday, April 10, the Boston Globe ran an editorial warning of the implications of a Trump presidency, highlighting his proposed actions on immigration. The blaring headline read “Deportations To Begin” and underneath...

Lafayette celebrates Cesar Chavez

April 9, 2016

If you happened to drive by Sanchez International Elementary School in Lafayette on Saturday afternoon, you would have noticed a big, yellow bouncy castle out front, as well as a 1970s van painted black with white, intricate designs. If curiosity led you inside, you’d be welcomed by the smell of...

Immigrant violations, college fees and health concerns

April 6, 2016

Immigrants stripped of belongings The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a complaint Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents were stripping immigrants of their belongings, including IDs and money, reported the International Business Times. They were then sent back across the Mexican border to cities in which they knew no...

Canadians in Colorado

April 4, 2016

Aside from a maple leaf flag by the door, the U.S. natives at Lowry Beer Garden on March 15 had no way of knowing they were heavily outnumbered by immigrants. No work-worn boots, no language cues, not even a foreign accent eh? They look the same, they sound the same...

Longmont Museum exhibit explores town’s immigration history

April 1, 2016

Immigrants have been arriving in many parts of Colorado for more than 150 years, but where did they come from and what drove them here? The Longmont Immigration Heritage exhibit at the Longmont Museum tells the stories of immigrants that have been coming to the town dating back to the...

Massive nationwide gang sweep by immigration enforcement results in over a thousand arrests

March 30, 2016

U.S. Immigration Agents Conduct Nationwide Anti-Gang Sweep A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent inspects an arrested individual's tattoos for signs of gang affiliation, in this U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) picture taken in Houston, Texas March 8, 2016 and released March 28, 2016. REUTERS/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Handout...

Church acts as community stronghold for Colorado’s Ethiopian population

March 29, 2016

A sea of black and white filled the sanctuary. Men in dark suits and women in floor-length skirts and light scarves stood for hours, their attention focused on the proceedings at the front of the church. Members and visitors worship at St. Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox Church at a service in...

Donald Trump’s immigration stances spark strong responses

March 28, 2016

Mexicans burn Donald Trump effigies in Easter ritual Mexicans burn an effigy of U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Photo Credit: REUTERS/Henry Romero The outrage sparked south of the American border by Donald Trump’s anti-immigration views reached a fiery frenzy over Easter weekend. Traditionally, effigies of Judas Iscariot are burnt...

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