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CU students rally for illegal immigrant tuition
February 9, 2011 8:27 AM
BOULDER (AP) - Students at the University of Colorado in Boulder plan a rally to support a bill that would extend in-state tuition to many Colorado students in the country illegally. CU students will rally Wednesday in support of Senate Bill 126, which would grant illegal immigrants in-state tuition... more » -
Deadly crash suspects are illegal immigrants
January 28, 2011 3:31 PM
DENVER (AP)-Authorities say all four people arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Denver were in the country illegally. The Denver Post reports that two of those arrested had previous run-ins with the law and their names were forwarded to federal immigration authorities. Norma Paola Vera-Nolasco,... more » -
Pueblo senator proposes in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
January 19, 2011 4:09 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Democrats are proposing legislation allowing illegal immigrant students to pay in-state college tuition. A similar bill was killed by the Colorado Senate two years ago. Pueblo Sen. Angela Giron and Sen. Michael Johnston are drafting legislation that would allow students who are in the... more » -
Denver OKs immigration checks on city work
August 10, 2010 12:01 PM
Denver will now require that contractors on city construction projects check the immigration status of their employees. The city council gave final approval to the measure Monday night. It requires companies use the federal E-Verify program to check whether workers are in the country legally. The program works... more » -
Colorado lags nation in identifying illegal aliens
July 27, 2010 8:36 AM
More than half the states in the country identify illegal aliens by comparing fingerprints of everyone who is booked into jail to federal records. Not Colorado. Supporters say the program, used by 26 states, streamlines the identification of illegal immigrants. Opponents want Gov. Bill Ritter to stop the... more » -
DU panel: Legalization of immigrants beneficial
December 9, 2009 2:51 PM
A University of Denver panel says millions of illegal immigrants should be given a path to legal status after the country finds a way to stop illegal immigration. The panel of business and government leaders say in a report released Wednesday that legalizing as many of the estimated 12 million... more »
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