Kristian Lopez joined the Denver7 team in Jan. 2022. She was born and raised in Northern California.
AURORA , Colo. — A group helping support new immigrants arriving to Colorado said Thursday the recent negative spotlight in Aurora is taking away the focus from their efforts to help newcomers from all around the world.The Aurora Economic Opportunity Center , which has been around for nine years, continues providing support to new-to-country folks, despite some of the challenges that inflated news stories about gang activity in Aurora have caused.
'For us, we're hopeful that the rhetoric will change and it'll be more about like, 'How do you provide opportunities for folks to be self sufficient, successful,' and where they can contribute back into the community,' he said. Denver7 spoke with Luis Meza, a recently-arrived immigrant from Colombia who said his main focus has been getting a job.“We want work. We don’t want handouts, we want a job opportunity,' Meza said, in Spanish.
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