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Colorado Reacts To The President's New Immigration Policy

KUNC
Colorado's Capitol Building

Immigrant rights groups in Colorado say they hope President Barack Obama’s  deferred deportation executive order will have an impact on local policies, such as efforts to pass a new tuition category for certain illegal immigrant students.

Immigrants are also bracing for the new federal program and figuring out what they'll need in order to apply. KUNC’s Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

Bente Birkeland has been reporting on state legislative issues for KUNC and Rocky Mountain Community Radio since 2006. Originally, from Minnesota, Bente likes to hike and ski in her spare time. She keeps track of state politics throughout the year but is especially busy during the annual legislative session from January through early May.
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