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Secure Communities participation wont be forced by Colorado
A bill that would have pulled state funding from local governments refusing to participate in the controversial Secure Communities program died in the Senate Monday. HB 1140, sponsored by Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, and Rep. David Balmer, R-Centennial , met its end under fire from immigrant advocates who termed the program a racist immigration dragnet and from rural communities who saw it as an unfunded mandate they simply could not support.
Boulder councilman asks for city position on ICE fingerprint program
The Boulder City Council may, once again, jump into the national debate about immigration when it meets Tuesday night — this time to weigh whether the city should take a stance against a controversial program that uses fingerprints to identify illegal immigrants.
Colorado Weighs Changes To Fingerprint Program (AP)
Colorado is considering a first-in-the-nation compromise on a federal immigration program after several groups complained that the initiative to catch illegal immigrants by using fingerprints could lead to racial profiling and intimidate crime victims.
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