Author: Nicole C. Brambila
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Cost and benefits of illegal immigration in Colorado: What does it cost taxpayers?
Illegal immigration pumps roughly $2 billion into the Colorado economy, while costing taxpayers nearly $200 million annually, according to an analysis by The Gazette. Extrapolated from the research of prominent social scientists and state agencies, the findings — $1.9 billion in economic boost and $188 million in direct expenses a year— surprised community leaders and…
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Cost and benefits of illegal immigration in Colorado: Here’s how we calculated them
In the year since roughly 90 immigrants who illegally crossed the U.S. border were dropped off at Union Station and left to wander Denver in the cold, more than 35,000 have come. The cost responding to this humanitarian crisis is $36 million and counting. While the majority of these new arrivals have stopped in the…
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Cost and benefits of illegal immigration in Colorado: Business owner reveals frustrations, worries
Tip Cordova is so frustrated she could cry. A proud U.S. citizen who immigrated from Thailand, Cordova became the owner of a Shell gas station and little shop on N. Speer Boulevard near I-25 seven years ago. Her gas station is also just a few steps from a camp that now includes more than 70…
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New Denver program to address Black maternal mortality rate
As a 17-year-old, Birdie Johnson sat bleeding in an emergency room waiting to be seen by a doctor. Johnson ultimately miscarried her unborn daughter never knowing — as a Black woman living in the United States — that her pregnancy was a grim statistic. “I did almost die,” said Johnson, 39. “I didn’t understand the…
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Colorado hospitals challenge findings on maternity care
Three Colorado hospitals — including two owned by the UCHealth system — were identified as “not high performing” for its maternity care, according to a study released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. UCHealth officials challenged those findings — and the description. Those “not high performing” Colorado hospitals are UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in…
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Texas ‘ghost bus’ drops off a load of immigrants, this time at Colorado capitol
Colorado got an unexpected delivery from the state of Texas Monday morning. A busload of immigrants just in from Texas was dropped off at the state capitol, city officials confirmed. These types of bus drop-offs are not unusual, but what is new is the location, officials said. Leaving people at the center of state government…
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Douglas County School District settles Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit
The Douglas County School District will provide advanced disability rights training for police officers assigned to district schools as part of a settlement reached after an 11-year-old boy with autism was handcuffed for scratching another student, the ACLU of Colorado announced Wednesday. The ACLU filed the lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the…
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Colorado voters approve $311 million for local education | ANALYSIS
While Colorado voters last week rejected legislators’ request to keep people’s refund dollars and spend it on property tax relief, they approved more than $311 million in local tax increases for education. “People do not trust state government,” said Tyler Sandberg, a political consultant and founder of Ready Colorado, a conservative organization that supports school…
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Takeaways from the Denver school board election
Here are two takeaways from the Denver Public Schools’ board of education races on Tuesday: Money, money, money Money sways elections. The Better Leaders, Stronger Schools committee sunk more than $1 million into the race. A political arm of Denver Families founded in 2021 with funding from Virginia-based The City Fund, the group was behind…
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Denver voters decide against returning school board incumbents Baldermann, Lindsay
Denver voters appeared to have rejected two incumbent school board members who sought reelection, confirming deep public dissatisfaction with the district’s leadership that has been stewing for months. In the District 1 race, challenger Kimberlee Sia led with 57% of the vote over Director Scott Baldermann, who held 44%, the unofficial tally showed. Baldermann is…