Baumgardner’s Arizona border trip ignites Colorado immigration debate
Rep. Randy Baumgardner recently spent about six days in Arizona with 10 other Republican state legislators. The Republican from Hot Sulphur Springs said “there’s a very good possibility there will be legislation drafted” regarding immigration laws in Colorado’s 2011 legislative session.
Decision to return to Mexico becomes a question of family for local immigrants
Times have been tough for Eutiquio Pereyra.
Community chooses director
Candidate's immigration law experience could benefit clients, director said
New hands soon will take the wheel at a Yampa Valley multicultural group.
Crash brings national issue into focus
On the morning of Nov. 26, Russ Blackhurst suffered serious injuries in a car crash near Milner. The driver who caused the accident, Teodora Diaz Simon, was killed. The accident and others like it are bringing home a debate raging at the national level: whether immigrants, regardless of their legal status, should be allowed to obtain a driver's license.
Problems broached for VNA, Comunidad
Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association members met with Latinos in the community Tuesday in the VNA building for a panel discussion to assess the strengths and weaknesses health care providers in the area show in covering Latinos.
Immigration discussed
On Monday night in Steamboat Springs and again on Wednesday in Craig, a group of people concerned about the growing number of immigrants in Northwest Colorado gathered to discuss the implications of the changing demographic and to decide where Routt and Moffat counties should go from here.
Opportunity for everyone
It happened 20 years ago, but Isidro Quezada still cries when he talks about crossing the border with his wife and 2-year-old son.
Immigrants keeping their faith
When Griselda Cortez walks through the doors of the Holy Name Catholic Church, a load lifts off her shoulders. Outside those doors, she is a Mexican and a stranger. She doesn't speak much English and she is still learning the culture of her new home. Life is a daily struggle living thousands of miles from her family in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in Mexico.
Local restaurant works toward the future
Carlos Patino was an agronomy engineer in Mexico, but since he moved to the United States, he has taken any job that was offered. He has worked on road construction crews in California and driven delivery trucks.
Health care programs changing
Local health care facilities are serving an increasing number of Spanish-speaking patients, requiring program development to accommodate them.
Immigrants increase law officers' duties
More immigrants equal more crime, local law enforcement officials say. Not because Hispanics are more likely to commit crimes, but a growing population of any ethnicity means an increased likelihood of criminal activity.
Finding work in Colorado
Saðl Hernandez waded through waist-deep water to pull weeds in a smoldering cotton field in west Texas.
Work force shifting in Steamboat
Three years ago, a Mexican man paused at the door of a restaurant in Steamboat Springs. He didn't speak English, and he was terrified.
Immigration being met with increasing resentment
As the number of immigrants grows, so does resentment from some native-born workers. And though these American citizens have deeply held beliefs, they are reluctant to share their views publicly.
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