"On the Success Wall at the Worker Center in Denver (Centro de los Trabajadores, CDLT) hang 154 photographs of people who have achieved part of their goal after risking leaving their countries and making the United States their home. Their success is having found decent work that allows them to support their families. They have achieved this through a program called WorkReady Denver, which trains newcomers to enter the job market with fair wages and connects them with companies that have openings."
"Denver faced a significant challenge when, in 2023 and 2024, buses of migrants arrived, sent by the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, who wanted to stem the massive influx of foreigners crossing the border. Denver, with a population of around 730,000, received approximately 44,000 migrants in a short period. Yangcer Alejandro Soteldo was one of them. A 25-year-old Venezuelan, he arrived in the United States in April 2024. I fled because I was in great danger, he explains. The journey was not easy. He crossed seven countries on foot and survived the perilous Darien Gap."
WorkReady Denver, run by the Worker Center and funded by the city, provides newcomer training, English classes, and employer connections to place migrants in fair-wage jobs. A Success Wall displays 154 photographs of participants who found decent work and can support their families. Denver received roughly 44,000 migrants in 2023–2024 after buses sent by the Texas governor, creating urgent resettlement needs. Individual journeys include extreme dangers such as crossing the Darién Gap. Trainees complete programs including vocational training; one participant completed six months of construction training and now works at a Ready Foods factory.
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