This Op Ed was published in the Denver Post on May 17th, 2009 Is there someone we can blame for the swine flu? According to some hyperbolic media pundits and bloggers, there’s an easy answer, dictated by stereotypes and prejudices. It’s immigrants who are to blame, they say, particularly those from Mexico. Exploiting the public’s concern about a new public

Responding to reports that three Boulder middle school students were arrested for ethnic and racial intimidation and threatening sexual assault of a 12 year-old Boulder girl, the Anti-Defamation League’s Boulder Office today expressed grave concern and stressed the importance of anti-bias education. Community Director Amy M. Stein issued the following statement: “ADL is incredibly disheartened to learn of threats of

Responding to the reports that Allen Andrade was found guilty of both first-degree murder and of a bias motivated crime in the killing of Angie Zapata, a transgender teenager, ADL applauded the prosecution and the Greeley jury. “Hate crimes, such as the murder of Angie Zapata, resonate throughout the victim’s community and threaten the safety and well-being of all who

The Mountain States Office of the Anti-Defamation League today expressed disappointment that the Colorado Senate failed to pass Senate Bill 170, the “tuition equity” bill, which would have offered in-state tuition to students educated in Colorado, regardless of immigration status. “It is a shame that the Colorado Senate failed to do the right thing by providing equitable educational opportunities to

CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATOR TODAY! Please contact your Colorado Senator and Representative to urge them to support tuition equity! ADL’s Mountain States Region supports Colorado Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Sen. Chris Romer and Rep. Joe Miklosi, which would extend in-state tuition to Colorado residents regardless of immigration status. Under the bill, all students who have lived in Colorado and