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...

Obama’s Visit to Cuba

March 22, 2016

A Small Bridge Among Rising Walls La Habana, Cuba — Days before the historic visit of the President of the United States, the residents of Havana smelled the pungent tar filling decades-old potholes as the Cuban government literally paved the way for Barack Obama and his entourage. Obama landed on...

Arizona proves to be controversial battle ground for immigration

March 16, 2016

Jane Sanders visits Arizona to tour Tent City ahead of the primaries Photo courtesy of Joe Arpaio's Twitter account On Monday, March 14, the wife of democratic candidate Bernie Sanders toured Tent City, a well-known strip of tents housing convicted undocumented immigrants in Maricopa County, Arizona, ahead of the following...

Hillary flip-flops; Trump’s illegal profits; immigration poll

March 11, 2016

Hillary Can’t Decide Whether or Not to Deport Children Wednesday night, Hillary Clinton abandoned her prior stance on the deportation of children immigrating to the united states, stating that she “would not deport children.” This change is being viewed as a political ploy, as in the past Ms. Clinton has...

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