Colorado lawmakers push for immigration reform in federal spending plan.
September 12, 2021
Seven hundred Colorado lawmakers signed a letter addressed to the president, the vice president, and congressional leaders in a push to make sure immigrants are included in all economic recovery legislation. In Colorado, 36 lawmakers are asking the president to provide a way in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill for immigrant workers to become citizens. “If you have shown up and you did right by our country by providing essential work, we are going to treat you right by giving you that path to citizenship,” state Sen. Julie Gonzales said on Thursday.