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On Monday morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments for a critical immigration case, Colorado Democratic Sen. Morgan Carroll accused her opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, of wanting to destroy Colorado’s immigrant families.
Rep. Coffman was unavailable for comment. He has a record of voting against Colorado immigrants. He recently voted with Republicans to send a brief to the Supreme Court opposing DACA and DAPA. In March, state Democratic leaders even blamed him for the rise of Donald Trump.
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Morgan Carroll: Mike Coffman wants to ‘tear families apart’
The Colorado Independent
http://www.coloradoindependent.com/158866/morgan-carroll-mike-coffman-wants-to-tear-families-apart
On Monday morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments for a critical immigration case, Colorado Democratic Sen. Morgan Carroll accused her opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, of wanting to destroy Colorado’s immigrant families.
“Mike Coffman and the Republican Party want to tear hardworking, honest families apart,” said Carroll, at a press conference at the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters in Denver. Carroll is currently challenging Coffman for the 6th District U.S. House seat.
“While Mike Coffman, Donald Trump and the Republican extremists in Congress wage their anti-immigrant campaign, we must remember that these actions have real human cost,” she added.
In numerical terms, the human cost she referenced is nearly five million. Two immigration reform programs, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and the expansion of the existing program Deferred Action for Children of Americans (DACA), would together provide temporary deportation relief for millions of undocumented immigrants whose children or parents, respectively, are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.
The current DACA program has allowed more than 25,000 young immigrants to remain in Colorado.
“I can truly say that DACA has changed my life, and it has relieved that fear of deportation,” Cesiah Guaderrama, a junior at Metro State University and pre-expansion DACA recipient, said at the press conference. “Our families and our parents have worked very hard to make our dreams come true.”
“Blocking DAPA and the extension of DACA will affect mothers, fathers and children in our community. It would send a hateful message to all immigrant families, and that hateful language coming from the Republicans does not represent the values this country was founded on,” she said.
Rep. Coffman was unavailable for comment. He has a record of voting against Colorado immigrants. He recently voted with Republicans to send a brief to the Supreme Court opposing DACA and DAPA. In March, state Democratic leaders even blamed him for the rise of Donald Trump.
Carroll garnered praise from activists, immigrants and their families at the press conference.
“DAPA is great but we need a larger fix, and that’s why I am here today to support Morgan Carroll as congresswoman. She is someone that I know will work for our family,” said activist Jenifer Piper.
Sergio de la Rosa, a 23-year-old community organizer who became a DACA recipient when the measure was first passed in 2012, is acutely aware of the impact of the SCOTUS case. Though de la Rosa and his older sister qualified for DACA, his older brother’s age disqualified him.