CBS4 (Colorado)
October 22, 2015
Thousands
of leaders in the Latino community have planned a protest on the
University of Colorado Boulder campus to coincide with next week’s
Republican presidential debate.
The
protest will also include immigration reform supporters at Farrand
Field on the CU Boulder campus. They plan to respond to the latest
anti-immigration attacks and
launch “My Country, My Vote,” a voter registration campaign that is
expected to last 12 months until the 2016 presidential election.
Federico
Pena, former Mayor of Denver and a former U.S. Secretary of
Transportation and Energy, is spearheading the effort for the voter
registration campaign.
“Immigrants
have made positive contributions to our country for centuries. More
importantly, immigrants will be the foundation for the future economic,
political and military
strength of America. ‘My Country, My Vote’ will remind these same
politicians that immigrants, their loved ones, and their allies are
voters and are ready to demonstrate their political power,” said Pena in
a statement.
The
event will feature top Latino and immigration leaders that include
Katherine Archuleta, Former Director US Office of Personnel Management
and 2012 Political Director
for Obama for America; Rev. Patrick Demmer, President of Greater Metro
Denver Ministerial Alliance; Marco Dorado, A Dreamer and graduate of CU
and former Tri Executive CU Student Government; and Colorado Lt.
Governor Joe Garcia.
The
GOP debate on the CU Boulder campus will feature businessman and
reality show star Donald Trump, physician Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio,
(R) Fla., former Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush, former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina, Sen.
Ted Cruz, (R) Texas, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Rand Paul, (R) Ky.
The
Latino leaders will also call on the next U.S. President and Congress
to make immigration reform a priority during the first 100 days of the
next presidential term.
The debate will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Coors Event Center. It will be broadcast by the cable news network CNBC.
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