June 10, 2013 03:14 PM UTC

DCCC Slams Coffman For DREAMer Vote (En Español)

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• by: Colorado Pols

9NEWS' Brandon Rittiman:

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a radio ad campaign on Spanish-language stations Monday targeting Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) for voting with most other most Republicans to effectively undo the deferred-deportation program, which has been criticized as a form of executive-branch amnesty.

"Congressman Coffman wants to restart the deportations of 800,000 young people who grew up in this country, worked hard and are just looking for their chance to achieve the American dream," a Spanish-speaking announcer said.

The President modeled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after the terms of the failed DREAM Act, which would have given this group of immigrants a pathway to permanent legal status.

As we said last week, Rep. Mike Coffman's vote against the DACA program significantly undermines his recent outreach efforts to Hispanic voters–outreach Coffman desperately needs to succeed if he wants to survive in 2014. Coffman's surprisingly narrow victory in 2012 against a weak opponent has left him very little margin for error, and this vote was a major unforced error.

Democrats are doing what they can to ensure it sticks.