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Tancredo celebrates Arizona for outlawing multicultural education programs

At a pro-Arizona event in Loveland, Colorado, Saturday, anti-illegal immigration warrior and former Congressman Tom Tancredo rallied the crowd by talking about not just...

King doubles down on Obama as racist, mocks Gardner as spineless

Iowa Congressman Steve King came to Colorado this weekend and, in appearances on the ground and on the radio, rallied support for Arizona's controversial immigration laws and reinforced an argument he made earlier in the week that President Obama is a racist. At a small gathering in Loveland on Saturday, he said Obama had placed race at the center of the debate over immigration as a way to invalidate Arizona's new laws.

Maes reiterates support for Arizona-style immigration law

Dan Maes this week reiterated his stand on immigration, saying that if a bill similar to SB 1070, the one recently passed in Arizona,...

VIDEO: Romanoff on MSNBC says he’s a progressive who will enforce...

Former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, who is running in the Democratic primary against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews...

Anti-illegal immigration ALIPAC breaks with Tancredo over neo-Nazi organizer

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is openly squabbling with former Colorado Congressman and anti-illegal immigration warrior Tom Tancredo over white-power associations ALIPAC says are tainting efforts to organize rallies in support of Arizona's tough new immigration law.

Reported Romanoff NAFTA gaffe throws light on immigration record

It shouldn’t have been a hard question for a politician and former lawmaker to answer: What is the relationship between the North American Free Trade Agreement and the influx of undocumented workers since its ratification?

Polis urges Senate to move forward on immigration reform

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, fresh off appointment to the House Judiciary Committee, took to the U.S. House floor Wednesday to urge the U.S. Senate...

Arizona legislature bans ethnic studies programs

A week after passing a state immigration law that has drawn wide criticism that it is a racist law or at least will promote...

McInnis blasts Hickenlooper as provincial and inexperienced

CASTLE ROCK-- Speaking to a small group of shopping center executives today, gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis said he was more prepared and more qualified to be governor than Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. “He’s never been involved in the process of governing the state. He’s never been involved in one state budget meeting. He has no experience with highway budgets or education budgets. Some people say they want a new face, well this is no time for a new face."

Amid immigration tensions, Hickenlooper looks to bolster ties to Latin America

DENVER-- Amid the heated and highly focused national debate on immigration reform and border security, Denver Mayor and candidate for governor John Hickenlooper is seeking to present a broader view on the matter. At an event in Denver last week toasting the Biennial of the Americas Celebration, a month-long series of events scheduled for July, Hickenlooper emphasized the benefits that have accrued to the United States and Colorado through immigration and stated his aim to promote Colorado as a site for international travel and trade.