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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Coloradans Unite to Send Clear Message: Anti-Immigrant Hate Isn’t Welcome Here

October 11, 2024 by Jonathan Leave a Comment


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 11th, 2024

MEDIA CONTACTS

  • Will Dempster, National Immigration Law Center, dempster@nilc.org, 908-413-0153
  • Raquel Lane-Arellano, CIRC Communications Manager, Raquel@Coloradoimmigrant.org, 720-345-9516
  • V Reeves, Housekeys Action Network Denver, info@housekeysactionnetwork.com, 701-484-2634
  • Kayla Frawley, Organizing Director at Colorado People’s Alliance (COPA), kfrawley@coloradopeopplesalliance.org, 720 732-8558

Coloradans Unite to Send Clear Message: Anti-Immigrant Hate Isn’t Welcome Here

AURORA, Colo. – Today in Aurora, immigrant and civil rights groups are uniting to send a clear message: Despite the efforts by extremists to spread hatred and to scapegoat immigrants instead of addressing the real issues like the lack of affordable housing, Coloradans will stand up for shared values of caring for our neighbors and building a state where everyone can thrive, regardless of race, income, or immigration status. The leaders said:

“We will not allow a person or political party try to tell us who we are or where we belong. Our people were here long before these man made borders and we will continue to hold and defend each other as long as it takes,” shared Gladis Ibarra, Co-Executive Director for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.

“Casa de Paz will always stand with all of our immigrant friends. Aurora Colorado has always embodied diversity and inclusion. The lies of a politician do not change that and it will not divide us.” Andrea Loya, Executive Director at Casa de Paz. 

“The migrant renters living at CBZ Management properties are not political pawns,” said V Reeves, organizer with Housekeys Action Network Denver. “The criminals at the heart of this issue are an out-of-state slumlord colluding with vote-hungry, racist politicians – both locally and nationally. In doing so, Zev Baumgartner of CBZ Management attempts to evade personal culpability for the state of his abandoned, neglected, and outrageously overpriced properties. The constituents of Aurora, of Colorado, and of the country at-large know better than to buy into baseless fear-mongering. We will not allow our migrant neighbors to be mistreated, nor will we be distracted from their present needs and demands for fair housing. Migrant justice is housing justice!”

“Anti-immigrant forces are sowing dangerous, racist lies about Aurora community members instead of addressing the real needs of our communities. We need to stand together collectively to defeat these attempts to sow hate and division for political gain,” said Will Dempster, Colorado resident and VP of strategic communications at the National Immigration Law Center. “Our communities are not political pawns or scapegoats, and we take care of one another no matter where we were born, the color of our skin, or how much money we have. Anti-immigrant hatred has no place in Colorado.”

”Out of state slum lords have been predatory on our communities for a long time. Using anti-immigrant rhetoric during an election cycle – to galvanize hate in our communities – is not new to us” says Kayla Frawley, Organizing Director with Colorado People’s Alliance (COPA). “COPA is unapologetic about supporting long and short term immigrants in our communities and naming racist lies that terrorize our communities like that of a gang taking over the complex”. 

Community Celebration at Dallas Complex 

In response to Trump’s visit, Aurora residents are coming together to host a community cookout that will showcase the real Aurora— a city where families put down roots, people build their communities, and neighbors look out for one another. Community and media are invited to join from 4-7pm on Friday, October 11. Location will be provided upon request.


Los habitantes de Colorado se unen para enviar un mensaje claro: el odio contra los inmigrantes no es bienvenido aquí

AURORA, Colorado – Hoy en Aurora, los grupos de inmigrantes y de derechos civiles se unen para enviar un mensaje claro: a pesar de los esfuerzos de los extremistas por difundir el odio y convertir a los inmigrantes en chivos expiatorios en lugar de abordar los problemas reales como la falta de viviendas asequibles, los habitantes de Colorado defenderemos los valores compartidos de cuidar a nuestros vecinos y construir un estado donde todos puedan prosperar, independientemente de la raza, los ingresos o el estado migratorio. Los líderes dijeron:

“No permitiremos que una persona o un partido político intente decirnos quiénes somos o a dónde pertenecemos. Nuestra gente estaba aquí mucho antes de que se establecieran estas fronteras artificiales y continuaremos apoyándonos y defendiéndonos mutuamente mientras sea necesario”, compartió Gladis Ibarra, codirectora ejecutiva de la Coalición de Derechos de los Inmigrantes de Colorado.

“Casa de Paz siempre apoyará a todos nuestros amigos inmigrantes. Aurora, Colorado, siempre ha encarnado la diversidad y la inclusión. Las mentiras de un político no cambian eso y no nos dividirán”. Andrea Loya, directora ejecutiva de Casa de Paz.

“Los inquilinos inmigrantes que viven en propiedades de CBZ Management no son peones políticos”, dijo V Reeves, organizadora de Housekeys Action Network Denver. “Los criminales en el centro de este problema son un propietario de barrios marginales de otro estado que se confabula con políticos racistas ávidos de votos, tanto a nivel local como nacional. Al hacerlo, Zev Baumgartner de CBZ Management intenta evadir la culpabilidad personal por el estado de sus propiedades abandonadas, descuidadas y escandalosamente caras. Los electores de Aurora, de Colorado y del país en general saben que no deben creer en alarmismos infundados. No permitiremos que nuestros vecinos inmigrantes sean maltratados, ni nos distraeremos de sus necesidades actuales y demandas de vivienda justa. ¡La justicia para los inmigrantes es justicia en materia de vivienda!”

“Las fuerzas antiinmigrantes están difundiendo mentiras peligrosas y racistas sobre los miembros de la comunidad de Aurora en lugar de abordar las necesidades reales de nuestras comunidades. Necesitamos unirnos colectivamente para derrotar estos intentos de sembrar odio y división con fines políticos”, dijo Will Dempster, residente de Colorado y vicepresidente de comunicaciones estratégicas del Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración. “Nuestras comunidades no son peones políticos ni chivos expiatorios, y nos cuidamos unos a otros sin importar dónde nacimos, el color de nuestra piel o cuánto dinero tengamos. El odio antiinmigrante no tiene cabida en Colorado”.

“Los propietarios de barrios marginales de otros estados han sido depredadores de nuestras comunidades durante mucho tiempo. El uso de la retórica antiinmigrante durante un ciclo electoral para galvanizar el odio en nuestras comunidades no es algo nuevo para nosotros”, dice Kayla Frawley, directora de organización de Colorado People’s Alliance (COPA). “COPA no se disculpa por apoyar a los inmigrantes de largo y corto plazo en nuestras comunidades y por nombrar las mentiras racistas que aterrorizan a nuestras comunidades, como la de una pandilla que se apodera del complejo”.

Celebración comunitaria en el complejo de Dallas

En respuesta a la visita de Trump, los residentes de Aurora se están uniendo para organizar una parrillada comunitaria que mostrará la verdadera Aurora: una ciudad donde las familias echan raíces, las personas construyen sus comunidades y los vecinos se cuidan entre sí. Se invita a la comunidad y los medios de comunicación a unirse de 4 a 7 p. m. el viernes 11 de octubre. Se proporcionará la ubicación a pedido.

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