Krista Kafer: What Gabe Evans got wrong about his grandfather’s immigration, he can still make right

As Gabe Evans seeks reelection, he must contend with his voters’ complex views on immigration

The Republican congressman's relationship to the issue is complicated, given his family's history and his attempt to roll back Colorado immigration laws.

A century later, Rep. Gabe Evans echoes anti-immigrant attitudes his grandfather’s family overcame

Left: Border guards in El Paso search two unidentified men from Mexico entering the U.S. in a photograph dated between 1915 and 1920. Right: U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso check passports at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry. Also known as the Santa Fe St. Bridge, it was where Cuauhtemoc Chavez’s family reported entering the U.S. without authorization on Dec. 9, 1929. (Left: Bain Collection/Library of Congress; Right: Joe Raedle/Getty Image…

Krista Kafer: What Gabe Evans got wrong about his grandfather’s immigration, he can still make right

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans previously described his grandfather, Cuauhtemoc Chavez, as a man who “did it the right way” when he immigrated to America. The truth is more complex,

As GOP Rep. Gabe Evans seeks reelection, he’ll have to contend with his voters’ complex views on immigration

Even many voters who support President Trump question the lengths his administration is going to to remove people from the country.