‘We’re part of the community’ Undocumented Coloradans here for decades wish their legal status would be considered amid focus on new immigrants

By Rachel Estabrook

· Mar. 21, 2024, 4:00 am

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Mayra (left) organizes produce in the back of a truck, bound for new immigrants who've been moved into local apartments, in the La Tulense Food and Imports parking lot in north Denver. March 15, 2024.

Sandra at work at her job in Denver. March 18, 2024.

Claudia watches as a truck pulls into a loading dock at La Tulense Food and Imports in north Denver, as she and others pack groceries for new immigrants who've been moved into local apartments. March 15, 2024.

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Claudia organizes groceries in the back of a truck, bound for new immigrants who've been moved into local apartments, in the La Tulense Food and Imports parking lot in north Denver. March 15, 2024.

Mayra carries a load of produce into a truck, bound for new immigrants who've been moved into local apartments, in the La Tulense Food and Imports parking lot in north Denver. March 15, 2024.

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