Ballot Measure 95 Gives Colorado Voters A Say on Sanctuary State Policies

By The Gazette Editorial Board | Commentary, The Denver Gazette

Shooting deaths in Minneapolis involving Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s operations have stirred strong opinions about what to do with illegal immigration in our state and across the country.

Many Coloradans are against ICE’s operations in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including here in Colorado, under President Donald Trump and find them to be unwarranted and dangerous. 

Many other Coloradans are in full support of Trump and ICE, believing it’s more than reasonable for the federal government to apprehend and deport people here illegally. Especially when they have committed crimes over and above entering the country illegally in the first place.

In the midst of that heated debate, advocacy group Advance Colorado has announced its citizens initiative on the subject has qualified for the November general election. Ballot Measure 95 asks voters to undo restrictions the state has placed on state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The measure would change the state constitution to require law enforcement to notify federal immigration officials when they charge a person who is in the country illegally, and the alleged offense is a violent crime or the suspect previously has been charged with a felony.

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