For Immediate Release
February 4, 2021
Contact: Ian Pham; ian@circaction.org or 713-679-0948
CIRC Action Fund Condemns Senator Hickenlooper and His Vote to Block Stimulus Payments to Undocumented Immigrants.
Denver, CO – Today Senator John Hickenlooper voted to block vital stimulus payments to undocumented immigrants. This was a direct slap in the face to the thousands of immigrants in Colorado working on the frontlines to keep our country running throughout the pandemic and we at CIRC Action Fund strongly condemn his vote. This sends a message to the record turnout of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) voters who showed up to fire Cory Gardner and elect John Hickenlooper to the Senate that he is not voting in Coloradans interests and the interests of the immigrant community.
As the largest pro-immigrant organization in the state CIRC Action Fund worked to contact over 300,000k voters and made over 1.4 million voter contacts to BIPOC voters across the state to support John Hickenlooper – this vote was an intentional breach of trust to the very community who got him elected.
John Hickenlooper campaigned on the promise to support all immigrants and to reverse Trump’s harmful immigration policies. CIRC Action Fund has proven to have the capacity and the power to ensure that a true pro-immigrant candidate will stand by their promise to support all Coloradans, regardless of their immigration status.
Looking to 2026, we look forward to electing real immigrant champions who will not leave the essential immigrant community behind.
“CIRC Action Fund did not work to elect John Hickenlooper to watch him turn around and backstab us in his vote to not provide stimulus checks to undocumented workers. We look forward to the following days to see how he remedies today’s action, specifically how he will pass immigration reform that includes pathway to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented people. ” Ian Pham, Communications Manager – CIRC Action Fund
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Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) that promotes dignity and human rights by building and increasing the civic participation of new Americans. CIRC AF strives for a strong and thriving Colorado where all residents are treated with dignity and respect with equal access to a fair and just quality of life and the opportunity to live united with family members. More at: https://circaction.org/