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IRS/ICE information sharing deal betrays trust and undermines immigrant contributions
The unprecedented pending agreement to allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide tax data to Immigration and Customs...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 12 min read
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Good policy to protect workers from extreme heat and cold will take multiple years
Today, our pro-worker champions, Representatives Elizabeth Velasco and Meg Froelich, had to ask the House Business Affairs and Labor...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 273 min read
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New factsheet about Trump’s registration requirement for undocumented immigrants
The impending rule by the Trump administration requiring all undocumented immigrants to register with the Department of Homeland Security...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 271 min read
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Thousands rally at State Capitol urging lawmakers to Stand with Immigrants, support 2025 Latino policy priorities
Frustrations over antagonistic immigration policies and unmet needs of Colorado’s Latino community were on full display at the State...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 174 min read
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Extreme temperature worker protection bill introduced in Colorado General Assembly
Voces Unidas is pleased to see this week’s introduction of our priority bill HB25-1286 , which seeks to protect workers exposed to...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Feb 242 min read
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Immigrants are not terrorists: Guantánamo Bay policy must be stopped
Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing immigration authorities to use the Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba to house...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jan 302 min read
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Authoritarian approach to immigration the wrong answer
Sometime in the next few days, Donald Trump will sign the first bill of his second term as U.S. president into law. That bill, the Laken...

Alex Sánchez
Jan 254 min read
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‘Protection’ is our top priority at the 2025 legislative session
When the 2025 General Assembly convenes at the State Capitol this week, “protection” will be the prevailing theme for Voce Unidas. As...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jan 72 min read
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2024: Thanks for an outstanding year
As 2024 draws to a close, I want to take this opportunity to personally thank you for another outstanding year at Voces Unidas. With your...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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Voces Unidas is prioritizing worker protections from weather extremes
The biting cold and intense snows of winter serve as a harsh reminder that many workers are often put in vulnerable situations due to...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Local Latino delegation brings Colorado voice to National Latino Advocacy Day in D.C.
Voces Unidas hosted a delegation of 18 participants and staff during our second annual National Latino Advocacy Day (LAD) on Capitol Hill...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 26, 20243 min read
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New Report: 2024 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda
For the fourth consecutive year, economic issues dominate the list of concerns for Latino voters in Colorado, who rank addressing...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 18, 20247 min read
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Project 2025 attempts to take America back to the dark ages of discrimination
Had American nativists ever endeavored to draft a “Declaration of Discrimination,” it would read a lot like the radical modern plan known...

Alex Sánchez
Aug 17, 20244 min read
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Voces Unidas ‘Seizes the Moment’ at UnidosUS conference in Vegas
Voces Unidas Vice President of Research, Federal Policy and Leadership, Dr. Olivia García, joined a panel of policy experts at the...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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Voces Unidas talks housing, water quality, immigration with Sen. Hickenlooper in El Jebel
Voces Unidas hosted a meeting with Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and Latino community leaders from the Roaring Fork Valley on...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Voces Unidas Action Fund releases 2024 Legislative Scorecard
Voces Unidas Action Fund released its 2024 Legislative Scorecard today, tracking the votes of all state lawmakers against our legislative...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Immigration Executive Orders impact Colorado mixed status families, Dreamers
After years of advocacy from Voces Unidas and other groups, we are pleased to learn that President Joe Biden has used his legal authority...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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Voces Unidas supports Bennet bill protecting ag workers during emergency situations
Farm workers are critical to the economy of Colorado, but they have few protections. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and other...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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Voces Unidas celebrates signing of graduation attire legislation
On Wednesday, June 5, we were thrilled to learn that Gov. Jared Polis signed HB24-1323 School Graduation Attire into law. This moment was...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jun 7, 20243 min read
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Reflections from CLEAP participants on the final day in Mexico City
Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent their last day in Mexico City discussing how they can take what they...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jun 4, 20241 min read
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