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3 things to do for free in Denver this week, February 25-28

The snow's certainly official, but that won't stop Coloradoans from getting out and enjoying some quality time with each other. From an art opening to a place to screen your newest self-released movie to a mentally stimulating, craft-centered get together, here are three fun activities for you to en ... More >>

John Elway doesn't want Broncos to forget how this last season ended

Denver blog posts have it all together. Mile High Report's KaptainKirk on John Elway's comments at the NFL combine. He doesn't want the Broncos to forget how they were knocked out of this year's playoffs. Far from it. Big Media's Jason Salzman doesn't think saying Mike Coffman "saw the light abou ... More >>

Fresh Colorado hip-hop from Hustle Man, Whygee, Drop Switch and Fly4Wird

Another week, another fresh batch of local hip-hop. We've got new joints from the Southern-flavored but fully local Hustle Man, as well as a new cut from Whygee that name-checks one of East High School's most famous former students, plus a nighttime call to action from Drop Switch and a sneak peek a ... More >>

Tom Tancredo offers his own Colorado Compact on Immigration Fairness

"Does the GOP have a death wish?" That's what former congressman, former gubernatorial candidate and longtime rabble-rouser Tom Tancredo asks, in the wake of a number of Republicans signing off last week on the Colorado Compact on Immigration. Tancredo, who left the Rrepublican Party to run for gov ... More >>

Homeless women in Denver: Struggles of an undocumented immigrant seeking shelter

In September, Erica Guzman, twenty, and Stefanie Cardwell, 23, spent nights sleeping in their car. The two women, who have been dating for four years, say they had nowhere else to go. The search for shelter is especially difficult for Guzman, an undocumented Canadian immigrant. We spoke to the coupl ... More >>

Latino voters helped Colorado stay blue -- more so than in any other battleground state

Up until the final days of this year's presidential race, pundits on both sides of the aisle agreed that Colorado remained a toss-up, and a key battleground for both candidates. In the end, however, the state, like virtually every close race in the country, ended up going to Obama, and a report says ... More >>

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Latino politicians criticize GOP for criticizing Obama on new immigration policy

With the fight for Latino votes in the presidential race heating up nationally this week, Colorado GOP leaders recently criticized President Obama in this space for playing politics via his new policy easing back on deporting undocumented youth. Today, local Democrats struck back by criticizing the ... More >>

Colorado GOP criticizes Obama's immigration policy, promotes "permanent solution"

Over the weekend, while reporting at the launch of Mitt Romney's Colorado campaign headquarters, we asked some of the state's GOP officials in attendance, what they thought of President Barack Obama's new policy about deportations and undocumented youth. Unsurprisingly, they're not pleased.

Undocumented youth deportation: Advocates joyful, skeptical of Obama policy change

Today brings big news, high hopes and timid reservations about immigration. The Obama administration has announced it will halt the deportation of undocumented youth who immigrated to the country as children and don't pose threats to national security, and will offer work permits to eligible student ... More >>

Update: Undocumented immigrant activists call off hunger strike, sit-in

After a six-day sit in and hunger strike, young undocumented immigrants Javier Hernandez and Veronica Gomez left their brief home at the Obama For America headquarters at 5:20 p.m. today. As the National Immigrant Youth Alliance pushes plans to spread their call for an executive order from Obama to ... More >>

Reader: Tuition and student loan relief for Americans should come before DREAM Act

Kelsey Whipple's coverage of a hunger strike and occupation of the Obama campaign's Denver headquarters has stirred up debate aplenty about the DREAM Act, which the protesters want instituted via executive order. Here's a comment from a reader who feels immigrants should have to wait in line behind ... More >>

Reader: Metro State program for undocumented students could make one DREAM come true

Yesterday, Patricia Calhoun lauded Metro State for a new tuition plan for undocumented students -- one that would provide a dollars-and-cents break for the very type of young people who'd be helped by the currently stalled DREAM Act. One reader with a very personal reason for supporting this program ... More >>

Latino activists prepare for the Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's SB 1070

California State Assembly member Gil Cedillo updates us on the DREAM Act

Colorado Immigrants Right Coalition's Julien Ross discusses his "spider bite moment"

Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. For his first job, a preteen Julien Ross sold lemonade and lied about it. Or at the very least, he didn't tell the whole truth about it. The juice came from freshly squeezed lemons, ... More >>

Who are all the gueros running Mexico?

Marco Rubio is a pretty boy with a caca-eating grin

Ron Paul is two tacos short of a combo plate

Mexicans should stop groveling to gringos

Mitt Romney's win in Iowa could threaten immigrants, say Colorado Democrats

Rick Palacio​Colorado's Democratic leaders are worried that last night's win for Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucus could spell trouble for immigrants in Colorado. "Folks, it takes an alarming event to bring the likes of us together to weigh in on the Republican nomination," Colorado Democratic P ... More >>

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Barack Obama and a blizzard hitting Denver today: It's Snobama!

​Obama! Snow! A flurry of announcements started coming in yesterday, all indicating that Denver is on a collision course with a made-for-TV disaster. President Barack Obama is coming to town for two fundraisers tonight, as well as one public appearance tomorrow, inspiring a number of official ... More >>

Gerardo Noriega deportation decision delayed after protest (PHOTOS)

Gerardo Noriega.​Gerardo Noriega, a twenty-year-old Smoky Hill High School graduate, will be able to stay with his family until at least December 5. He was granted a continuation at his second deportation hearing in Federal Immigration Court today. Noriega moved to Colorado when he was nine a ... More >>

Do Mexican women propose marriage instead of men?

Mariachi has its origins in Jalisco

Readers disagree about whether the word "illegal" should be used in immigration coverage

​Our post yesterday about Colorado signing on to the Secure Communities program sparked a debate among commenters after reporter Melanie Asmar used the term "illegal immigrants." Should the word "illegal" be used in that way? Or is it unnecessarily pejorative? Here are two strong views:

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David Sirota introduces world to son Isaac -- and special AM760 guest host Jonny 5 of the Flobots

Isaac Sirota.​Update: Yesterday, we shared with you AM760 host David Sirota's announcement about the birth of his son Isaac. As for who'll be filling in during his current leave, we know who'll be rockin' the mic today and tomorrow: Flobots frontman Jonny 5. Jonny is so progressive that he mak ... More >>

Tom Tancredo & "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano keep talking in debate videos

Gustavo Arellano.​Update: The immigration debate continues, two days after the November 16 face-off that pitted Tom Tancrtedo against "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano. "Gustavo seems to speak out of both sides of his mouth," one commenter suggests. "Of course Tancredo is a racist al ... More >>

DREAM Act rejection will come back to haunt Republicans, warns CO immigrant advocate

At the rally.​On Monday, advocates rallied at North High School in favor of the DREAM Act, which would have provided a path to citizenship for undocumented graduates from U.S. high schools. (See a recap and photos here.) But yesterday, Senate Republicans stalled the measure, likely killing it ... More >>

Immigration rally at North High School in favor of DREAM Act: Photos plus one advocate's take

Full-sized photos below.​In yesterday's preview of an immigration rally at North High School in favor of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path for citizenship for certain undocumented graduates of U.S. high schools, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition communications director Alan Kaplan ho ... More >>

Immigration rally in favor of DREAM Act tries to prove people power stronger than politics

​At 4 p.m. today, a rally will be held in support of the DREAM Act, a proposal that would allow select undocumented students who've lived in America for at least five years and graduate from a U.S. high school the chance to earn legal residency status. The measure faces steep obstacles -- but ... More >>

How Mormons sold their religion to Mexicans

What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

Three cheers for the red, white and blue...no matter your color

The Mexican has a DREAM for undocumented students