Colorado's Melat Kiros Urges More Immigrants in Office After Toppling 1 Incumbent
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
Colorado's Melat Kiros Urges More Immigrants in Office After Toppling 1 Incumbent
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
Summary
Melat Kiros, the DSA-backed Democratic nominee in Colorado, said more immigrants with "heritage in the global south" should win office to challenge what she called America's "exploitative and extractive" global role.
At a Denver Wa’Ela Tigrai event last weekend, Kiros said only representatives who understand that exploitation "on a fundamental level" can force a reckoning with the current world order.
Kiros tied that message to her own campaign after defeating longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in last month's Democratic primary, citing House "Squad" members as examples of opening space for others to follow.
She also voiced anti-capitalist views, saying law school convinced her the system "is not broken" but working as designed, and that she would "rather go down fighting" than give up.
The remarks add to scrutiny of Kiros, who was fired by Sidley Austin in 2023 after publishing an open letter criticizing law firms that sought action against antisemitism on college campuses.