Why has the Colorado legislature become so active on immigration-related measures?
Carroll: One of the reasons that we’ve become so active is that we’ve been the central point of much of the anti-immigrant fervor in this country. As a congressman, Tom Tancredo represented the sixth congressional district of Colorado. The Minutemen have held sway here for a long time, and there was a significant group of people in the legislature who thought that undocumented workers were the source of all things evil. In 2006, we had a special session that brought the issue of immigration front-and-center, and sadly, we passed probably one of the most onerous “anti-immigrant” laws [House Bill 1023] in the country. That made us ground zero for this. On the other hand, we’ve always had a strong social justice movement here in Colorado in the progressive community, with the American Friends Service Committee and several other organizations that have worked exceptionally hard to stand up for immigrant rights. AS/COA: What have been the effects of that law since its passage? Carroll: Ther
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