Colorado Compact: Immigration Modernization

June 25, 2019 Alex Hopkins

Hanna Siegel, Managing Director for New American Economy, Joy Athanasiou of Colorado Compact, and Jeff Wasden, COBRT President join us to talk about the upcoming event focused on immigration modernization. This event features keynote speaker Hikmet Ersek of Western Union followed by a panel of key industry representatives. Find more information on how immigrants are impacting your community.

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Immigration

February 11, 2019 Alex Hopkins

Kaytia King of FWD.us and Colorado Dreamer, Marissa Molina join us to talk about immigration in Colorado and nationally.

Latino Leadership Institute - DACA and BRIDGE Act

January 23, 2017 Tammy Schaffer

Joelle Martinez, Executive Director of the Latino Leadership Institute (LLI) at the University of Denver, and LLI Program Coordinator Marco Dorado join us to discuss concerns that Deferred Action for Childhood

Arrivals (DACA) might be repealed under a Trump Administration. Similarly, we’ll discuss the proposed BRIDGE Act which will provide work authorization and temporary relief from deportation to undocumented youth.

Immigration Reform

January 11, 2017 Tammy Schaffer

Andrew Moriarty of FWD.us joins Jeff Wasden, President of the Colorado Business Roundtable and a member of the new statewide coalition called Coloradans for Immigration Reform, to discuss current efforts to help pass comprehensive immigration reform. We will talk with Brithany Gutierrez, 18-year-old Colorado State University sophomore, about her experience with DACA (Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals). We’ll hear from Susana M. Muñoz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Ethnic Studies Faculty Associate, Colorado State University and Elias G. Quiñonez, MA, CSU Colorado Challenge Counselor, The Colorado Challenge, Colorado Department of Higher Education.