Shortly after federal agents began raiding homes and deporting immigrants from Colorado, Chris Gattegno, the executive director of Aurora Community Connection, was surprised to see dozens of immigrant families rush to sign up for his nonprofit’s summer camp this year.
“They’re having to make a decision: ‘Do I hide in fear? Or do I live my life?’” Gattegno says. “And people are choosing to live their lives...to me, it’s surprising.”
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