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April 25, 2008

Farm Worker Measure Moves Forward
April 25, 2008 8:28 AM

Lawmakers in the senate agriculture committee unanimously passed a bill that would make it easier for seasonal workers to come to Colorado. The measure now heads to the senate appropriations committee. It already cleared the House. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.








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December 6, 2007

Local News Roundup, Thurs., Dec. 6, 2007
December 6, 2007 5:06 PM

Arrest in Soldier's Shooting Death

Workplace Deaths Rise Again

19 Illegal Immigrants Arrested on I-70

Frontier Cutting Staff

Dems Hire "Greening" Director for '08 Convention

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December 5, 2007

Local News Roundup, Wed., Dec. 5, 2007
December 5, 2007 5:41 PM

CU Settles Rape Lawsuits for $2.85 Million
Colorado Provisions Dropped From Federal Energy Bill
Greeley Goes Smokeless-less
Tancredo's Controversial New Campaign Ad

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October 31, 2007

Local News Roundup Wed., Oct. 31, 2007
October 31, 2007 5:18 PM

UPDATE: Feds Say: Protect Preble's Mouse in Colorado, But Not Wyoming
Read more about the decision HERE

Two Homicides in Pueblo This Week

Gas Leases Suspended for Environmental Concerns

Denver High School Clinics Ponder Offering Contraceptives

Report: Immigration Raids Traumatize Legal Residents

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October 30, 2007

Local News Roundup, Tue., Oct. 30, 2007
October 30, 2007 5:00 PM

State GOP Lawmakers Unveil Illegal Immigration Bills

Audit: Emergency Radio Network Remains Useless

State's Democratic Superdelegates Split

Springs Funeral Director Offered Plea Deal

Ritter: "New Energy Economy" Taking Root

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October 4, 2007

Native Americans Will Try to Stop Denver's Columbus Day Parade
October 4, 2007 6:25 PM

Protestors say they will try to stop Denver's annual Columbus Day Parade on Saturday. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Columbus day holiday. Colorado was the first state to begin celebrating it. Celebrations have been controversial in the past and even erupted in violence. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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Tom Tancredo's First Political Campaign
October 4, 2007 5:01 PM

Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo broke into politics back in 1976, he's now running for president. As part of NPR's series on the presidential candidates' first political campaigns, Denver-based reporter Jeff Brady looks back on Tancredo's '76 campaign.

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September 11, 2007

Local News Round-Up for September 11, 2007
September 11, 2007 5:25 PM

Union Sues Over ICE Meatpacking Raids

State Health Panel Suggests Massachusetts-Style Plan

Economist Sees Tough 2008 for Colorado

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August 20, 2007

Colorado News Round-up, Aug. 20, 2007
August 20, 2007 6:20 PM

The number of Court-approved wiretaps are rising dramatically in Colorado, resulting in more drug arrests but raising privacy concerns.

Forest Service contractors have begun thinning stands of ponderosa pine in a 200-acre tract of the Rio Grande National Forest to reduce fire danger and improve big-game habitat.

Tom Tancredo says the parents of the New Jersey schoolyard slaying victims should sue the city for negligence.

No institution of higher learning in Colorado has made the Princeton Review's annual list of top 10 party schools for 2008, but the U.S. Air Force Academy ranks number 7 on it's list of schools that are, "stone, cold sober."
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July 27, 2007

ICE Raid's Aftermath in the San Luis Valley
July 27, 2007 4:56 PM

Colorado made national headlines last December, when federal Immigration agents raided the Swift meatpacking plant in Greeley, arresting 261 people.

Less well publicized was an immigration raid in April in the San Luis Valley. In the tiny town of Center, Colorado, federal agents arrested a couple of dozen undocumented workers at a potato plant.

The aftermath of the fallout is chronicled in the latest issue of High Country News. Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Siegler recently spoke with reporter Eric Mack, who covered the raids. Mack says immigrants in the valley are living in anxiety in the aftermath of the enforcement action.

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June 28, 2007

Gov. Ritter on Fighting the Feds, Education and Immigration
June 28, 2007 2:05 PM

In our monthly conversation with Governor Bill Ritter the chief executive discusses recent disagreements with federal land management agencies, meetings with leaders in higher education, and his interest in Congress' efforts to craft immigration reform legislation.

These monthly conversations are produced for, and come to us courtesy of KCFR in Denver, they're conducted by Ryan Warner, host of the KCFR program "Colorado Matters."

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June 27, 2007

Oil Shale & Lettuce Heads
June 27, 2007 8:18 PM

The US House has passed a measure that would that would significantly slow commercial development of oil shale in western Colorado and neighboring states. Colorado congressman Mark Udall added the measure as an amendment to next year's interior appropriations bill. If approved by the Senate, Udall's amendment would bar the federal government from preparing regulations necessary to develop commercial oil shale leases.

Another Colorado congressman made news when he sent a head of lettuce and a basket of fruit to the Federal Chief of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff.

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June 26, 2007

Colo. Senators Split on Immigration Vote, other news
June 26, 2007 5:30 PM

Colorado's senators split their votes on whether to go forward with an immigration reform bill that the White House favors. Those wanting to continue work on the bill carried the day. Twenty-four Republicans joined 39 Democrats and one Independent.

Colorado Democrat Ken Salazar voted to continue with the bill, while his Republican counterpart Wayne Allard voted not to. Allard said he "could not in good conscience support this flawed process," and that lawmakers can do better than the bill currently before them. He says he will now do all that he can to focus on supporting amendments to address what he calls "serious flaws" in the legislation. There are currently some 26 proposed amendments that the Senate is considering, the bill faces another make or break vote in the chamber as early as Thursday.

The bill in question would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented workers already in the country, and proposes a guest worker program. Supporters say it has many practical provisions, critics call it amnesty.

More local news after the jump: Ft. Carson Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Dust is Depleting Snowpack Faster, Greens Skeptical of Oil Shale Study and Granby Fire Now Contained....

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May 21, 2007

Colo Senators Optimistic for New Immigration Bill
May 21, 2007 4:56 PM

It looks like Congress is taking seriously a new round of debate about immigration in the coming weeks. Democrats have advanced a new bill that observers are calling a mixed bag with something for everyone to love, or hate.

Colorado Senator Ken Salazar was a leading proponent of comprehensive immigration reform last November. A bill to overhaul immigration laws died for lack of action. The Democrat say the new bill achieves the same goals he set last time.

Republican Wayne Allard has been critical of proposals to bring the estimated 12 million undocumented workers in the U.S. into the light of citizenship ahead of a backlog of some 8 million trying to enter legally.

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May 17, 2007

Sand Creek Massacre Site Wins National Historic Designation
May 17, 2007 5:02 PM


Looking southwest, Sand Creek or Chivington Massacre, 1864.
O. Y. Rookstool
The land where the Sand Creek Massacre took place has become a National Historic Site, 140 years later. It took the cooperation of three tribes, the state, the National Park Service, and Congress. The site--in southeastern Colorado--is where militiamen killed more than 150 members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes in a raid on November 29th, 1864. Steve Brady's ancestors survived the massacre. He represented the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in negotiations. Alexa Roberts is Superintendent of the new site, which will open to the public next month.

Ryan Warner of KCFR in Denver recently spoke to Roberts and Brady for the KCFR program "Colorado Matters."

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May 1, 2007

Activist: Immigrants Not Going Away, Still Want Reform
May 1, 2007 6:09 PM

More than 1,500 people marched in Denver today to call for reform of America's immigration policies. The turnout, estimated by the Denver Post, was far smaller than last year, when an estimated 75,000 people marched in Denver. Nationwide it's estimated that more than a million people gathered to call for immigration reform last year.

Among those at the March in Denver today was Joe Barrera, co-chair of the Colorado Springs Black Latino Leadership Coalition. We talked to him at the event a little after one this afternoon.

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April 30, 2007

New Immigration Law Frustrates Local Non-Profits by Sarah Hughes
April 30, 2007 7:40 PM

The Catholic Charities based in Glenwood Springs helps newcomers to the United States. One of its programs, the immigrant advocacy project, helps immigrants through tough times...regardless of their legal status.

On a recent afternoon, a soft-spoken man named Eduardo pays a visit to the project. He's lived in the valley over ten years, has a decent job, and is in the process of obtaining legal status.

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April 26, 2007

ICE Office to Open in Colorado Springs
April 26, 2007 5:13 PM

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WHITNEY: Colorado Springs is getting an ICE office. ICE being the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Some local elected leaders, including Sheriff Terry Maketa, have been lobbying for a federal Immigration enforcement office here for more than a year. Today Senator Wayne Allard said he received a report from the agency saying it plans to open ICE offices in Colorado Springs and Greeley. Allards office says they could open within months. Steve Wymer, a spokesman for the senator, says the agency will use existing funding to shift resources to the Springs and Greeley.

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February 28, 2007

Denver Is A Hub For Human Trafficking
February 28, 2007 5:26 PM

A new state report says Denver is a hub for human trafficking. The report identifies at least 25 victims in Colorado and says most of them were forced to work in the sex trade. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

Sorry, no transcript, listen here

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Pueblo Woman Sells Baby, Human Trafficking #s Hard to Find
February 28, 2007 5:22 PM

A woman has been arrested in Pueblo for allegedly selling her baby. Newspapers are reporting that 23-year-old Nicole Uribe-Lopez was arrested Tuesday on charges of felony trafficking in children. Police say she sold her five-month old boy to Jose and Irene Lerma, ages 47 and 27 respectively. All three are now being held at the Pueblo county detention center.
To get some perspective on these kinds of crimes, we talked to Amanda Finger, who is the coordinator of the Polaris Project in Denver. The Polaris Project is a nationwide organization that focuses on human trafficking and tries to help victims of the crime. She says baby selling doesn’t seem to be common in Colorado.

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February 15, 2007

Colorado Finds Anti-Immigration Law Costly
February 15, 2007 12:07 PM

WHITNEY: Seven months ago Colorado passed one of the toughest sets of anti-immigration laws in the country. Now, heads of state agencies report that illegal immigrants really didn’t use state services, and that the new laws cost more to implement than they save. We have this story by Jeff Brady, which originally aired on the NPR news program “Day to Day.”

Sorry, no transcript available.

Listen here:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7382343

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December 14, 2006

IMMIGRATION RAID Q AND A
December 14, 2006 7:16 PM


archivesIMMIGRATION RAID Q AND A
On Tuesday federal immigration agents raided meatpacking plants in six states run by Greeley-based Swift and Company, arresting about 1,300 employees for alleged identity theft-related crimes. Swift's facility in Greeley was included in the raids. We talk with Brian Larson of KUNC in Greeley, who was on the scene. [LISTEN] []


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December 1, 2006

DEMS: SUTHERS FAILS TO ENFORCE NEW IMMIGRATION LAW
December 1, 2006 2:17 PM


archivesDEMS: SUTHERS FAILS TO ENFORCE NEW IMMIGRATION LAW
State Attorney General John Suthers, a republican, says his office lacks the resources to enforce a tough new illegal immigration law. Democratic house leadership scoffs at his claim. KUNC's Nancy Greenleese reports. [LISTEN] []


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October 6, 2006

VOTES AGAINST ILLEGLA IMMIGRATION USELESS?
October 6, 2006 5:00 PM


archivesVOTES AGAINST ILLEGLA IMMIGRATION USELESS?
Two of the fourteen state ballot measures Colorado voters will face this fall are designed to curb illegal immigration. They target the business community and federal law enforcement, but business leaders and the state's top cop doubt whether either measure will have any impact. [LISTEN] []


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September 15, 2006

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR AN IMMIGRANT GIRL
September 15, 2006 4:08 PM


archivesFIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR AN IMMIGRANT GIRL
Most public school students have been back in class for a week or two now, and are settling in to the routine, they've survived the sometimes traumatic first day of school. But the average student's fear and apprehension pales in comparison to what students from outside the country must feel, especially those who don't speak English. In this story, Aspen Public Radio's Cynthia Grajeda tags along with the daughter of Mexican immigrants who recently moved to the Aspen area on her first day at Roaring Fork High School. [LISTEN] []


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September 6, 2006

ECONOMIC COSTS AND BENEFITS OF IMMIGRATION - ANSWERS DEPEND ON QUESTIONS
September 6, 2006 3:34 PM


archivesECONOMIC COSTS AND BENEFITS OF IMMIGRATION - ANSWERS DEPEND ON QUESTIONS
Immigration policy has been this summer's hot button issue around the nation and in Colorado. A lot of the anger being vented has to do with how much immigrants do or don't cost U.S. taxpayers, and how much they do or don't contribute to the economy. The answers to financial questions have a lot to do with the kinds of questions asked in the first place. [LISTEN] []


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September 1, 2006

CONGRESSIONAL IMMIGRATION HEARINGS IN COLORADO
September 1, 2006 9:36 AM


archivesCONGRESSIONAL IMMIGRATION HEARINGS IN COLORADO
Earlier this year, both the U.S. House and Senate passed immigration reform bills. They vary widely in their approach to solving immigration problems, and Congress didn't even try to work up a compromise to send to the President before going on recess. Now, members of the house and senate are holding field hearings about immigration across the country, Colorado is no exception. Bente Birkeland went to the first of two such hearings to be held here this week, and has this report. [LISTEN] []


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August 2, 2006

COLORADO GOV. SIGNS "NATION'S TOUGHEST" IMMIGRATION LAWS
August 2, 2006 9:44 AM


archivesCOLORADO GOV. SIGNS "NATION'S TOUGHEST" IMMIGRATION LAWS
Colorado's new laws designed to reduce illegal immigration go into effect today, and state agencies are working to make sure people entitled to public benefits continue to receive them.

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July 20, 2006

ANALYSIS: WHICH PARTY STANDS TO GAIN THE MOST FROM THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE?
July 20, 2006 12:10 PM


archivesANALYSIS: WHICH PARTY STANDS TO GAIN THE MOST FROM THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE?
The results of a poll for the Denver Post released Sunday say that immigration is the state's top issue, surpassing the war, economics and the environment. A lot of that probably had to do with the state legislature's special session on immigration, which wrapped up the week before the poll was taken. So what does that mean for the state's political parties, who are working hard to win as many seats as possible in elections this fall? KRCC capitol bureau reporter Bente Birkeland talked with a veteran political science professor to get some perspective. [LISTEN] []


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July 14, 2006

LATINO EDITOR COMMENTS ON COLORADO'S NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS
July 14, 2006 10:30 AM


archivesLATINO EDITOR COMMENTS ON COLORADO'S NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS
Denver Editor Francisco Miraval runs a Spanish language news service for more than 40 newspapers. He says the new laws have immigrants confused, regardless of their legal status. [LISTEN] []


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COLORADO'S SENATORS RESPOND TO NEW IMMIGRATION BILLS
July 14, 2006 10:27 AM


archivesCOLORADO'S SENATORS RESPOND TO NEW IMMIGRATION BILLS
Salazar says the state is sending DC a message, Allard plans Senate field hearings in Colorado. [LISTEN] []


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July 13, 2006

COLORADO PASSES "NATION'S TOUGHEST IMMIGRATION BILL"
July 13, 2006 9:16 AM


archivesCOLORADO PASSES "NATION'S TOUGHEST IMMIGRATION BILL"
The special legislative session on immigration wrapped up late Monday night. We hear from lawmakers and the Governor on what passed, including two immigration ballot measures for voters to decide on this fall. [LISTEN] []


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July 7, 2006

COMMENTARY: GIVE THE BORDER FENCE CONTRACT TO CHRISTO - IAN SHOALES
July 7, 2006 9:50 AM


archivesCOMMENTARY: GIVE THE BORDER FENCE CONTRACT TO CHRISTO - IAN SHOALES
Ian Shoales takes on two of the most talked about issues in Colorado right now. One, of course, is immigration, which our legislature is debating this week. The other is the proposal by European artists Christo and Jean Claude to drape fabric up and down the Arkansas river canyon as an art project. Why hasn't anybody come up with this before? [LISTEN] []


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LAWMAKERS HOP TO IT - SPECIAL SESSION OPENS
July 7, 2006 9:43 AM


archivesLAWMAKERS HOP TO IT - SPECIAL SESSION OPENS
Today is the first day of an anticipated week-long special legislative session called by Governor Owens to deal with immigration issues. Bente Birkeland reports from the state capitol. [LISTEN] []


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June 30, 2006

ANALYSIS: COLO. REPUBLICANS LOSE CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION ISSUE
June 30, 2006 9:12 AM


archivesANALYSIS: COLO. REPUBLICANS LOSE CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION ISSUE
For perspective on the motives behind the special session, and what's likely to happen, we talk to Bob Loevy, professor of political science at Colorado College and keen observer of state politics for 38 years. [LISTEN] []


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GOV. OWENS CALLS LEGISLATURE BACK TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION
June 30, 2006 9:10 AM


archivesGOV. OWENS CALLS LEGISLATURE BACK TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION
On Tuesday Governor Bill Owens formally called the state legislature to come back for a special session starting next week. Bente Birkeland reports. [LISTEN] []


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June 23, 2006

COLORADO'S GOVERNOR, LEGISLATORS SPAR OVER SPECIAL SESSION
June 23, 2006 11:50 AM


archivesCOLORADO'S GOVERNOR, LEGISLATORS SPAR OVER SPECIAL SESSION
A special legislative session looks more likely, after Democratic leaders today formally called for one. Their action follows Governor Owens stating his intent to call a special session last week. Both Democrats and the Republican governor say the session is necessary to deal with immigration issues. [LISTEN] []


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May 26, 2006

IMMIGRATION ANALYSIS
May 26, 2006 9:29 AM


archivesIMMIGRATION ANALYSIS
Congress can make all the rules it wants on immigration policy, but little is likely to change until Mexico's economy improves. That's the opinion of University of Colorado Law School Professor Clare Huntington. [LISTEN] []


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SENATE IMMIGRATION VOTE
May 26, 2006 9:28 AM


archivesSENATE IMMIGRATION VOTE
The Senate passes an immigration reform bill. One of Colorado's senators supported it, the other didn't, they tell us why. [LISTEN] []


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May 3, 2006

IMMIGRATION RALLIES ON THE WESTERN SLOPE
May 3, 2006 11:33 AM


archivesIMMIGRATION RALLIES ON THE WESTERN SLOPE
Monday's rallies weren't limited to the Front Range. We have coverage of events in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale. From Telluride, employers talk about how reliant the resort community is on immigrant labor. [LISTEN] []


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IMMIGRATION RALLIES IN DENVER AND COLORADO SPRINGS
May 3, 2006 11:30 AM


archivesIMMIGRATION RALLIES IN DENVER AND COLORADO SPRINGS
More than 80,000 people rallied along the Front Range Sunday and Monday for immigrant rights. We have coverage from Denver and Colorado Springs. [LISTEN] []


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April 28, 2006

COLORADO LEGISLATURE TELLS FEDS TO GET BUSY ON IMMIGRATION
April 28, 2006 7:02 PM


archivesCOLORADO LEGISLATURE TELLS FEDS TO GET BUSY ON IMMIGRATION
Without much power to change immigration rules at the state level, lawmakers in Denver battle over resolutions on federal laws. [LISTEN] []


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Colorado's Senators Stake Out Different Positions On Immigration Reform
April 28, 2006 6:59 PM


archivesCOLORADO'S SENATORS STAKE OUT DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
Salazar: "In order to deal with immigration effectively (a new law) needs to be comprehensive."
Allard: "Those who have come in here illegally need to go back to their own country and get in line."
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April 21, 2006

TEEN ATTITUDES FROM ALAMOSA
April 21, 2006 2:41 PM


archivesTEEN ATTITUDES FROM ALAMOSA
Recent immigration rallies and demonstrations across Colorado have put a lot of teenagers in the news. The media isn't something we ask them to comment much, but producer Miles Eddy is doing just that in Alamosa, He offers these teen voices on the media. [LISTEN] []


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CAPITAL COVERAGE
April 21, 2006 1:20 PM


archivesCAPITAL COVERAGE
More than a dozen immigration-related bills have been introduced in the state legislature this year. Republicans say the majority party is making them impossible to pass. Democrats say look at the record. [LISTEN] []


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H.S. STUDENTS WALK OUT FOR IMMIGRATION RIGHTS
April 21, 2006 1:18 PM


archivesH.S. STUDENTS WALK OUT FOR IMMIGRATION RIGHTS
Voices of Latino students in Denver who want greater rights for immigrants. [LISTEN] []


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April 12, 2006

IMMIGRATION RALLIES
April 12, 2006 12:43 PM


archivesIMMIGRATION RALLIES
Thousands rally for immigration rights across Colorado, Stephen Raher reports from Pueblo. [LISTEN] []


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April 7, 2006

SENATE IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE
April 7, 2006 12:40 PM


archivesSENATE IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE
Colorado's senators comment on the Senate's compromise immigration reform legislation. [LISTEN] []


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April 5, 2006

IMMIGRATION: PUEBLO'S POINT OF VIEW
April 5, 2006 10:43 AM


archivesIMMIGRATION: PUEBLO'S POINT OF VIEW
Activists are planning a rally in favor of immigration law reform this Saturday in Pueblo. We talk to an organizer, and to the editor of the Pueblo Chieftain newspaper, which just launched a series of stories on immigrants' impact in the southern Colorado city. [LISTEN] []


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