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Seven-in-10 Colorado Latino voters believe country is headed in wrong direction
The Colorado Latino Agenda (Voces Unidas and COLOR) and UnidosUS today released findings on where Latino voters stand one year ahead of the 2026 mid-term elections. Among Colorado latinos, there is continued economic anxiety and rising concern around immigration and law enforcement actions taking place across the country. Notably, 72% of respondents believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction. The survey is part of the national “Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Nov 66 min read


Voces Unidas sees near-unanimous election victories of endorsed school board candidates, healthy meals ballot issues in November election
Voces Unidas Action Fund is proud to announce and congratulate the winners we endorsed for Western Slope school board seats in Tuesday’s elections. We saw major wins across multiple school districts, with seven out of our eight endorsed candidates winning their races — a clear signal that voters across the Western Slope are rejecting political extremism and demanding leadership focused on kids and families. The most profound victories were seen in the Mesa County Valley Schoo

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Nov 52 min read


Latino voters sound the alarm ahead of 2026
Voces Unidas joined UnidosUS , the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in a virtual national press conference today to release new findings from The Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters: The Road to 2026 , the most comprehensive national survey of Latino voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Conducted by BSP Research and Shaw & Company Research, the bipartisan poll surveyed 3,000 registered Latino voters with oversamples in Arizona, Californi

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Nov 35 min read


Voces Unidas stands with the community of Durango
The events in Durango this week have had a profound impact on Colorado, particularly on the Western Slope. A normal school morning became a nightmare for the Jaramillo Patiño family. Early Monday, immigration officers pulled over a father driving his 15-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter to school and misidentified him as someone else. Instead of correcting the error and letting the children get to class, federal agents arrested and detained the dad and both kids. Agents

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Oct 312 min read


Voces Unidas: RFSD earns a D- on new community report card
Among the many lessons public education offers are those that come not from textbooks, but from sharing the classroom with peers from every walk of life. One lesson, often learned slowly, is that we all live our own reality. Despite appearances, not everyone’s circumstances are the same. Sharing the same hallways, classrooms and cafeterias with the same students day after day, year after year, it’s easy to assume everyone’s experience is similar. We’re all “Rams,” or “Demons”

Alex Sánchez
Oct 193 min read


Commissioners choose profits over people
County Commissioners in Garfield and Mesa counties recently sent letters urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to move forward with more than 300 new oil and gas leases across Colorado—covering over 13,000 acres in Garfield County and another 700 acres in Mesa County. They claim these leases will bring “economic stability” and “support local services.” But what they’re really asking for is more drilling near our homes, schools, and neighborhoods—especially in areas where

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Oct 172 min read


Meeting the moment for our community in the Western Slope
Across Colorado’s Western Slope and mountain region, immigrant families continue to live with uncertainty and fear. When ICE activity happens — often without warning — families are torn apart in an instant. People’s rights are violated, and those detained are forced to make life-altering decisions without access to legal counsel. Parents disappear on their way to work, leaving children and relatives to fend for themselves. The shock ripples through entire neighborhoods, leavi

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Oct 132 min read


Voces Unidas endorses 8 rural school board candidates, supports healthy meals for all students in November election
Voces Unidas Action Fund is proud to endorse eight education champions for school board seats along with two statewide ballot initiatives...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Oct 82 min read


Latino delegation advocates for federal policies
On Sept. 16–18, 2025, Voces Unidas, in partnership with COLOR, held our third annual Latino Advocacy Day in Washington, DC—successfully...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Sep 292 min read


Roaring Fork School District earns D- grade for Latino student achievement
Voces Unidas today released its first School District Accountability Report Card for the Roaring Fork School District (RE-1), giving the...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Sep 243 min read


Voces Unidas and COLOR lead Latino delegation to Capitol Hill
Voces Unidas and COLOR will host a delegation of 15 participants and staff during our third annual national Latino Advocacy Day (LAD) on...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 132 min read


Western Slope school districts struggle with low proficiency and deep achievement gaps
The 2025 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) results show low proficiency rates and large achievement gaps for Latino students...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 103 min read


Roaring Fork RE-1 continues one of Colorado’s largest Latino–White student achievement gaps across all subjects
The recently released 2025 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) results show the Roaring Fork School District (RE-1) again...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 103 min read


Supreme Court ruling allows racial profiling, enables federal agents, diminishes constitutional freedoms
Constitutional rights suffered a major blow this week when the U.S. Supreme Court essentially legalized racial profiling by government...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 102 min read


ICE detains longtime Colorado father after fake traffic stop
When Rafael would drive, his sons and family would joke that he drove too slow, like an old man. It was especially true when he would...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 283 min read


The story of José and his deportation journey
José was dropped off in Chiapas, Mexico, on a Wednesday this month, about 2,000 miles away from his family’s hometown, with nothing but...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 264 min read


Actions by Colorado officials responsible for Latino distrust in law enforcement
A new poll of Latinos in Colorado shows a high level of distrust for local police and government. It’s no surprise to us as we've...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 223 min read


Colorado’s lawmakers need to consider the economic concerns of Latinos this special session
Today is the first day of the legislature’s special session and there’s a lot at stake. Voces Unidas is monitoring to make sure...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 212 min read


New Report: Economic issues, immigration, and healthcare concerns among top issues in 2025 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda
Unresolved priorities remain for Latinos, according to voters and non-voters surveyed For the fifth consecutive year, economic issues...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 2011 min read


Local Sheriff deputies suspected of doing ICE enforcement in Garfield County
When Luis Armando Rivas Martinez thought he was being followed by a silver car, he told his family, but tried to brush it off as nothing....

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 183 min read
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