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A Honduran man and his 5-year-old son wait on the Mexican side of the Brownsville- Matamoros International Bridge in Mexico after being denied entry into the United States on June 28, 2018. It is near the site where the bodies of a Salvadoran father and his young daughter were found after they drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande River. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

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Littwin: In TrumpWorld, we are forced to choose which horror most...

Mike Littwin - June 25, 2019

At the risk of stating the obvious, Trump fatigue has not simply overtaken the country. It is now the only thing that many of...

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Littwin: Trump’s plan for sanctuary cities must mean he actually believes...

Mike Littwin - April 13, 2019

As we all know, Donald Trump is the sociopathic liar of our time and, just possibly, of any time. It’s not only that he...

Immigration

Greene: Far from home, a Talysh refugee in Denver gives thanks...

Susan Greene - November 22, 2018

We are, many of us, far from home today, a holiday when a phone call is no substitute for being with family. But home...

Immigration

Trump signs order for ‘new vetting’ of immigrants. Colorado refugees have...

Tina Griego - January 26, 2017

Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive action to block refugees from entering the country, saying he would ramp up screening immigrants. "I am establishing new vetting...

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Bernie Sanders responds to hunger-striking asylum seekers

Corey Hutchins - December 7, 2015

Detained immigrants around the country— including 13 in Colorado, according to their supporters— have launched a hunger strike aimed at securing their release as...