Immigration moves Colorado center stage

“When 75,000 people marched on the Colorado Capitol six weeks ago for immigrant rights, it showed how big the issue of immigration is in this non-border state.

Some of the state’s politicians are leading the drive for immigration changes nationwide. And the state had been planning a showdown over a ballot initiative to prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving some government services.

But the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday rejected the controversial measure, ruling 5-2 that it violates a constitutional requirement that initiatives deal with just one subject.”

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