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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 142 min read
Minds Springs votes not to work with ICE
Voces Unidas is pleased to learn that Mind Springs voted not to pursue a contract with ICE at this time. This decision comes after Voces...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jan 302 min read
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...
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Alex Sánchez
Jan 254 min read
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...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jan 202 min read
A call to action for justice
As an organization established to elevate the voices of our immigrant communities in rural Colorado, today’s inauguration of Donald Trump...
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Alex Sánchez
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Rising Together: Building Resilience and Hope in Uncertain Times
Dear Community: As we reflect on the challenges that the next four years may bring, I want to acknowledge the fear and uncertainty many...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Oct 21, 20243 min read
Recommendations to support DACA holders with work-based visas
Voces Unidas de las Montañas has released six recommendations following a comprehensive review of Colorado's legal and nonprofit...
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Alex Sánchez
Aug 16, 20244 min read
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...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Mar 11, 20241 min read
Community rally sends message of unity in response to “non-sanctuary” resolution
More than 60 diverse community members joined Voces Unidas Action Fund last Sunday for a pro-immigrant, pro-unity and pro-diversity...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Alert: Voces Unidas declares Garfield County government hostile to immigrants and Latinos
Following its recent declaration as a “non-sanctuary county,” Voces Unidas is formally recognizing Garfield County as a hostile...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Voces Unidas denounces Garfield County “non-sanctuary” resolution
Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund publicly denounce Garfield County Board of Commissioners John Martin, Mike...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 21, 20245 min read
What interests does a broken immigration system serve?
We’ve been hearing a lot about immigration policy in the news lately. Or at least about the immigration “crisis,” anyway. Any discussion...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Feb 8, 20242 min read
Congress should stop playing games at the expense of immigrants
Since last year, Voces Unidas has been hearing about a pending international aid package brokered between the Senate and the Biden...
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Alex Sánchez
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Thank you for supporting our newest members of the community
On behalf of Voces Unidas, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the overwhelming support you have shown our newest members...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Voces Unidas convenes leaders for federal advocacy on border, immigration policy
For the last six weeks, Voces Unidas has been convening Colorado leaders in discussions with Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Voces Unidas calls on community to support group of 80 unhoused Latinos living under bridge
Voces Unidas, in partnership with the Office of Rep. Elizabeth Velasco (HD57), has begun to organize a group of 80 unhoused Latinos...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Here to Work: Work Permits For All
Voces Unidas is one of many immigrant rights organizations working at the national level in the Here to Work campaign seeking work...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Oct 24, 20233 min read
Here to Work campaign kick-off seeks work permits for long-term immigrants
Colorado is among the many states grappling with workforce and immigration challenges posed by a tightening labor market, a stalled...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Voces Unidas takes rural voices to our nation’s Capitol
Voces Unidas took its advocacy to new levels by bringing the voices of rural Latinos to the halls of Congress for the organization’s...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 15, 20233 min read
Latest DACA decision disappointing, but not unexpected
Although the decision by a federal judge in Texas this week declaring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration...
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