The Stampede nightclub in Aurora was less a bar and more of a school Saturday as immigrants from Latin American countries came to learn about their rights in the United States and the services available to them.
“It could be from giving a passport to giving their children dual citizenship, to labor rights, to immigration rights, to the services that we provide as a community for them to begin a business,” said Frederico Bass, the Deputy Consul General of Mexico in Denver.
This “Conoce Tus Derechos” or “Know Your Rights” meeting was hosted by the consulates of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru to answer questions their citizens in Colorado have. Especially when it comes to immigration.
“It is very important to know that we are here to protect and assist them,” said Mora Maygodoy, Consul General of Guatemala in Denver.
The consul generals said that doesn’t mean that these meetings help immigrants evade U.S. law or law enforcement. They are to inform Colorado’s immigrants about their rights here in a foreign country.