With an influx of more than 40,000 immigrants since 2022, Denver is reaching breaking point under the weight of the cost of providing immigrants with free housing, free health care, free legal advice, free education for their children, and more. .
In response, Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston responded by making significant funding cuts to city services for legal residents.
Until last month, the city of Denver had committed $42 million to care for the large number of undocumented immigrants who have flooded into Joe Biden’s Mile High City.may be costly amount According to new york times.
Mayor Johnston said the $9 million in federal funding for immigration is simply not enough to solve the crisis. So to address the shortage, the city needs to make up the difference, Johnston said.
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“We’re going to have to change what we can do in terms of the city’s budget and what we can do in terms of support for newcomers to the city,” Johnston said on Feb. 9.
“We want to remain a city where women and children don’t go out on the streets in 20-degree temperatures in tents,” he added. “And we also want to provide all of our constituents with the services they deserve and the services they expect.”
“This is a plan for shared sacrifice,” Johnston said.
Johnston went on to propose cuts to services for city residents.
BREAKING: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) announced cuts to DMV and Park & Rec services to free up more resources for illegal aliens. He warned that there would be further cuts to come.
He blames Republicans for his decision to cut services to Denver residents.
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Perhaps unreasonably, the Democratic mayor tried to blame Republicans and Donald Trump on the illegal alien issue, claiming that Trump broke a “bipartisan Senate agreement” and that he and Republicans “think this crisis will continue.” “I tried to repeal the bill just because it was.” Increases your chances of re-election. ”
Many people may not approve of Mr. Johnston’s overt political attacks on the Republican Party.
Residents of nearby Lakewood worry that their town, too, will be wiped out by flooding from Denver.
Juntos Center volunteer Nina Frías, with her back to the camera, works with Venezuelan immigrant Willians Caldera, his wife Alejandra Guerrero, and their son Thiago, 6, at a local hotel in Denver. We will assist you in starting the work permit process. , February 5, 2024, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Colombian immigrant Jason Fuldado Pulgarin (left), his wife Valentina Gomez, and their son Milan Santiago Fuldado Gomez, 2, in the parking lot of a local hotel in Denver, Colorado, on February 5. ), right, gave out free clothes to Venezuelan immigrants. 2024. (Helen H. Richardson/Media News Group/Denver Post via Getty Images)
On Monday, Lakewood residents packed CPR News reports that the city council is asking its elected officials to create policies to prevent the chaos that is hitting Denver.
“What we saw tonight is that voters who have watched Denver decline don’t want the same thing here,” resident Dawn Austin said during the rally. “Make Denver our Lakewood.” He said there were several placards that read “No.”
“This community can’t afford this,” said Ramey Johnson, a former City Council member who helped organize people to voice their concerns. “It’s not that we’re not a caring community. We are,” said another resident named Raymie Johnson. “But we cannot care for the world.”
Lakewood, Colorado residents furious, slam local authorities over illegal immigration |
Lakewood is located just 11 miles west of Denver and has a population of 154,000. Residents were furious at last night’s city council meeting. Last night’s meeting was full… pic.twitter.com/1jfXhpeIKQ
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The Immigration Conference in Lakewood continues to grow. pic.twitter.com/OeXORhkjwm
— John Aguilar (@abuvthefold) February 7, 2024
City officials have made it clear to residents that there are no immediate plans to open shelters for illegal immigrants. During the meeting, Lakewood City Manager Kathy Hodgson told the council, “There is no need for hotel, motel or multifamily housing assistance in Lakewood.”
It’s not just the Denver area. This budget-busting destruction isn’t just happening in a few scattered cities. Budgets are collapsing across the country as liberal cities race to redirect funding from police, firefighters, libraries, and every other city service to feeding and housing Joe Biden’s undocumented immigrants.
From Los Angeles to Chicago to Boston to New York City to Maine, not to mention every corner of the Southwest, millions of border crossers who believed in Joe Biden and came here are filling cities and outspending. ing. It created wide open borders.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced significant backlash in November when he signaled he would cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the Big Apple’s annual budget.
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And just this week, Maine Sen. Matt Pouliot warned voters that the state was spending a whopping $13 million to house just 85 families in a hotel in Saco. cooperation In partnership with Catholic Charities of Maine.
Pouliot said in a news conference Tuesday that he and several other state legislators visited a hotel in Saco, just south of Portland.
“We’ve now spent over $13 million on this hotel,” the state senator said. He said. “This hotel served just 85 families. Let’s think about this for a second. We have 186 really bright minds in Congress working on very complex problems. And somehow nearly $14 million is being diverted to help only 85 families. That doesn’t seem right.”
Sen. Matt Pollio explains how more than $13 million in taxpayer funds will support just 85 immigrant families in a Saco hotel. pic.twitter.com/oz5NkGuV7W
— TheMaineWire (@TheMaineWire) February 13, 2024
Republican Senate Majority Leader Trey Stewart echoed Pouliot’s concerns.
“At a time when people in rural Maine are being told to do more with less, the Taj Mahal is being told to do more with less. It’s really shocking to me that it’s being built for other people,” Stewart said. Said Feb. 14, according to Center Square.
Republican House Minority Leader Billy Bob Falkingham said that since 2000, more illegal aliens have flocked to Maine in just one year than have moved to become legal residents. He pointed out that there are many.
Faulkingham accused Democratic Gov. Janet Mills of “prioritizing immigrants over miners,” adding, “If you look at the numbers in perspective, the number of people who have immigrated since 2000. “More people are migrating than the rest of the world. And Mainers are paying the price.”
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