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Leadville’s Irish pauper graves speak to the dangers of Colorado’s mining boom – and raise questions for today

By James Walsh, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado Denver, The Conversation · November 9, 2026

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Conditions for migrant workers in the 21st century are often as precarious as they were for immigrant laborers in the 19th century.

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