Immigration + Colorado Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

September 2, 2009

Following this month’s bust of 14,500 marijuana plants that allegedly were in part being grown by Mexican migrant workers, a Colorado Springs senator is calling on Gov. Bill Ritter and the General Assembly to take aggressive action on illegal immigration in Colorado, though immigrant rights’ groups say lawmakers shouldn’t blame entire communities for the actions of a few individuals.

July 20, 2009

A documentary by a Denver-based film company brings the now-fading raids at Swift & Co. back to the fore, delving into a spectrum of issues surrounding both the raid and the wider subject of immigration reform. – “Swift Justice”

July 16, 2009

A Voice of Reason & Courage in the Wilderness of Immigration Reform: Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colorado)

December 6, 2008

Tom Tancredo deja Washington con pocos aliados

September 21, 2008

Richardson trumpets Obama as candidate for immigration reform in Greeley, Colorado

August 28, 2008

While members of the Democratic Party are gathered in the Pepsi Center to support Senator Barack Obama as the party’s nominee in the presidential campaign, Mexicans working just seven miles away, on Federal Boulevard, are living a very different reality.

August 26, 2008

Anti-Immigrant Rally Fizzles As DNC Opens

August 20, 2008

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is asking the federal government to help foot the state’s tab for jailing illegal immigrants.

August 17, 2008

In a heated debate over immigration, four Colorado candidates for the U.S. Senate traded barbs over who had the best ideas for dealing with the controversial matter.

August 11, 2008

Republican state lawmaker Doug Bruce blasted the El Paso County Sheriff’s office last week for booklets Bruce said tell suspected illegal immigrants how to avoid law enforcement officers. – Colorado

July 28, 2008

Fake immigration letter scares illegal immigrants – Denver

July 17, 2008

Loveland ICE raid nets 18 arrests – Colorado

June 10, 2008

Packed jail tied to illegal immigration – Eagle County, Colorado

June 3, 2008

Aurora OKs bigger immigration detention center – The move effectively clears the way for GEO Group Inc. to turn a 400-bed facility into a 1,500-bed center to house illegal immigrants, making it the second-largest detention center in the nation. – Colorado

May 6, 2008

Ski towns struggle with labor crunch as immigrant crackdown continues

April 24, 2008

Critics call for Bruce’s resignation after ‘illiterate peasants’ remark – Colorado

April 22, 2008

Colorado Lawmaker Calls Mexican Workers “Illiterate Peasants”

April 21, 2008

Tancredo slams pope on immigration – (who cares)

April 7, 2008

Tricky issue of immigration played down – Colorado senate race

March 24, 2008

Labor shortage grows desperate for area farmers; Relief sought in state measure, but say U.S. reform needed – Colorado

January 23, 2008

Did You Know? In 2006, Colorado passed tough new laws designed to deny public services to undocumented immigrants. In the first year, state departments spent $2 million implementing the laws. How many people did they catch? None.

January 22, 2008

Did You Know? Under pressure to crack down on illegal immigrants, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is expanding its Colorado Springs office from two agents to 10.

January 17, 2008

A voice for immigrants – activist/lawyer Ray Ybarra in Telluride, Colorado

December 12, 2007

New owners take on old problems at Swift

November 27, 2007

Colorado mayor’s sympathy for immigrants costs him his job – Tom Selders spoke out against a raid at a meatpacking plant, and the town spoke in the voting booth by turning him out of office. – Greeley, Colorado

Mexican visitor’s lament: Our best hands are here – (Tina Griego talks with Evangelina Hernández co-editor at El Universal about immigration) – Denver

November 19, 2007

Forceful immigration enforcement causing divide, panel says

October 31, 2007

Colorado GOP returns to illegal immigrants – Legislators seek to deny bail to those accused of repeat DUI or other serious crimes.

October 29, 2007

Tancredo says he’s leaving Congress

October 2, 2007

Immigrants stir up Greeley – Some say a forum hosted by the DA was more about politics. Others say the effect on crime is a real issue.

September 19, 2007

Immigration forum draws standing room only crowd – Greeley, Colorado

July 30, 2007

Immigrants rush to beat fee increase – Denver

Immigration traffic appears down in Colorado

July 23, 2007

Immigration law hits students – Colorado

July 16, 2007

Grants help turn Coloradans into U.S. citizens – Littleton

June 24, 2007

Anxiety in the Land of the Anti-Immigration Crusader – Tom Tancredo – Colorado

May 16, 2007

The immigration debate features magical thinking

May 15, 2007

Latino activists question Greeley ICE office – Colorado

May 13, 2007

Impact of Swift raid still being felt – Greeley, Colorado

May 2, 2007

Town Copes with Immigration Raids – Greeley, Colorado

May 1, 2007

Immigrants rally in Denver

April 18, 2007

ICE officials raid Monte Vista potato plant – Colorado

April 2, 2007

New laws drive away Latinos – Colorado

Impact of boycott is unknown – Local Hispanics split on whether action sent right message on immigration – Colorado

March 6, 2007

Immigrants heard Colorado’s you’re-not-welcome-here message loud and clear. Now the state needs its criminals to fill the workers’ former farm jobs.

February 22, 2007

Feds haven’t paid $5 million due for holding illegal immigrants – Colorado

February 15, 2007

Colorado Finds Anti-Immigration Law Costly

January 29, 2007

Tensions build after Weld’s social services threaten to take action against false documention – Greeley, Colorado

January 26, 2007

Illegal immigrants lose state housing – Colorado

January 14, 2007

Illegal Immigration Remains Tancredo’s “Trademark Issue’

January 9, 2007

Telluride Foundation Receives Immigrant Integration Grant – Colorado

January 4, 2007

ICE raids, background on slaughterhouses – Greeley, Colorado

December 28, 2006

TV report puts area contractor in spotlight – Colorado

December 27, 2006

Effect of immigration raid evident at church – Greeley, Colorado

Local contractor featured in Brokaw Report on NBC television – Colorado

December 21, 2006

Swift donates $60,000 to United Way – Greeley, Colorado

December 19, 2006

Colorado Media Matters – Boyles repeated falsehood that “anchor babies” enable illegal immigrants to avoid deportation

Immigration activists gather in Longmont – Colorado

Greeley ICE fight intensifies – Greeley, Colorado

December 17, 2006

It’s not just about illegal immigrants – Greeley, Colorado

Union describes ICE raid on Swift as overblown – Greeley, Colorado

Weld’s secret broke open – Greeley, Colorado

December 15, 2006

As apprehension hangs in the air, Hispanics hang hopes on the air – Colorado

Families gather at church for word on detainees, but so far details scarce – Greeley, Colorado

December 14, 2006

Woman worries for new husband taken in ICE raid – Greeley

Business Slowly Returns to Normal after Immigration Raid – Greeley, Colorado

Feds’ roundup at Swift barely registers with Greeley’s well-to-do

December 13, 2006

Anguish, anger left in wake of buses, vans departing plant – Colorado

Immigration raids stir controversy in So. Colorado

Interactive Map of ICE Raids on Swift & Company Meat Packing Plants in Six States

ICE raid leaves questions for local leaders – Greeley, Colorado

Latino community outraged at timing of ICE raid – Greeley, Colorado

Anxiety ripples through local schools in wake of ICE raid – Greeley, Colorado

Workers in shock as raid happens – Greeley, Colorado – Take a look – Extensive coverage

December 11, 2006

Immigration seminar poses many questions, few answers – Telluride, Colorado