With the release of the Senate immigration bill last week and multiple hearings since then, it’s been a busy time in the world of immigration reform. Here are some of the stories we wanted to make sure you haven’t missed. Nearly the entire Colorado Senate today passed a bipartisan...
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Colorado DREAMer Fabian Dominguez wrote a great op-ed in the Denver Post about what the Colorado ASSET bill means to him: Last month, when I sat in the gallery of the state Capitol to see the Colorado ASSET bill finally pass after 10 years of trying, it was one of the...
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The Colorado ASSET legislation – a state tuition bill that will allow young immigrants living in Colorado to pay in-state tuition for college – has just passed a final vote in the Colorado House today with a 40-21 vote margin, its last step before arriving on the desk of...
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The Colorado ASSET legislation – a state tuition bill that will allow young immigrants living in Colorado to pay in-state tuition for college – has just passed a final vote in the Colorado House today with a 40-21 vote margin, its last step before arriving on the desk of...
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Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO), an emerging leader on immigration reform, has a great op-ed in the Denver Post today illustrating why Colorado–and the rest of the nation–needs immigration reform. Here’s the full text here: Coloradans are making their voices heard: The time has come for comprehensive immigration reform. From business...
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The Colorado ASSET legislation–a state tuition bill which would allow young immigrants living in Colorado to pay in-state tuition for college–has just passed an initial vote in the Senate with three Republican members supporting! Democrats hold enough of a majority in the Colorado Senate to not have needed any...
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Earlier this month, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with a large and prominent group of pro-immigration reform leaders in Colorado, launched the Colorado Compact, a bipartisan set of principles to guide a conversation on immigration reform going forward. The Compact boasts some of the broadest possible support from across...
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The momentum for winning immigration reform in 2013 seems to be growing every day. Yesterday, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced he was “more optimistic today” about passing significant reform than before the election. And he should know. Not only is Sen. Bennet a member of the bipartisan Gang of...
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No less important than Sean Hannity saying he has “evolved” on immigration and now supports a “pathway to citizenship” is the press conference Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) held today, calling on Congress and President Obama to pass comprehensive immigration reform. As Udall said in a statement: America is better...
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Latino Voters Break for Obama by Historic Margins, Many Motivated by Obama Policy Deferring Deportation of Immigrant Youth The 2012 elections demonstrate that Latino and new citizen voters are changing politics in Colorado and around the country. Newly-released election-eve polling from impreMedia and Latino Decisions – which surveyed Latino voters nationally...
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