The surge of illegal immigrants into American cities has been a hot topic in the media, with politicians from various cities crying out for help. However, the mayor of Denver, Democrat Mike Johnston, recently revealed the true impact of illegal immigration on his city.
During an ABC interview last week, he stated that Denver is “ground zero” for the influx of illegal immigrants, with twice the burden of any other U.S. city. He claimed that Denver has taken in over 35,000 illegal immigrants and blames Texas as the root of the problem, stating that it is the closest major city to Texas.
Since the start of the fiscal year in October, there have already been over 760,000 migrant encounters at the southern border, with over 300,000 in the month of December alone. This is a sharp increase from the previous record set in September and points to the growing crisis that the Biden administration has yet to address. According to Fox News, the first quarter of FY 24 has been the highest on record for migrant encounters. This is the harsh reality that cities like Denver have been facing, as the federal government seems to have turned a blind eye to the issue.
The impacts of this ongoing crisis are not just political or economic, but are also being felt by everyday citizens. Mayor Johnston revealed in an interview with CBS that Denver may have to make “historic cuts” to city services due to the massive influx of illegal immigrants. He stated that the city is currently having “hard conversations” with departments about potential budget cuts and is urging the federal government to take action. He appealed for the $14 billion proposed by President Biden to help meet the needs of cities like Denver.
However, if the federal government fails to provide support, Johnston warned that cities will have to make “hard trade-offs” and potentially cut their budgets by 10%.
This would have a ripple effect on all city services and would be larger than the cuts made during the recession in 2009 and 2010. Johnston, along with mayors from other major cities like New York City and Chicago, have called for faster work authorizations for illegal immigrants in their communities. This only serves to enable the ongoing crisis and worsen the burden on cities.
Denver has been a “sanctuary city” for illegal immigration for years, implementing policies that limit cooperation with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. They have spent millions of dollars over the past year to send over 12,000 illegal immigrants out of Colorado. One representative of Denver Human Services, Jon Ewing, revealed that they even buy bus tickets for illegal immigrants to go to their desired destinations, such as Chicago, New York City, and Salt Lake City.
This kind of spending and resources being directed towards facilitating illegal immigration only serves to harm American citizens and burden communities even further. While it may be framed as the “right thing to do” by some politicians, the consequences of this ongoing crisis cannot be ignored.
It is time for the Biden administration to take action and address the root cause of the problem – their own border policies. The lack of control and consequences at the southern border have resulted in cities like Denver being overwhelmed and unable to handle the influx of illegal immigrants. It is time for our leaders to prioritize the safety and well-being of American citizens and address this crisis immediately.
Really he says it is time for the Biden administration to take action however he was not concerned when it was only effecting the border states. You democrats asked for this. GOD Bless America
The Denver mayor claims Texas is to blame…..
What a dumb dolt.
joey lie-den is too blame for not protecting the border.
There you go mayor. Fixed it for you, dumb @$$.
Not the fault of Texas . Blame lies totally on the incompetent handlers of the dementia ridden illegitimate empty suit puppet in the WH (Bidumb).
Then add the arrogance of all the democrat sanctuary cities that have been screwing over the country for years.
Poetic justice meets karma !!!!! LMAO Cry me a river suckers !!!!!
Send in More to CO
Leftist morons play stupid games and win stupid prizes.
It makes no sense why these states and cities don’t force the federal government to do their job. It is just as much the duty of ALL law enforcement to enforce the law, state or federal. They are illegally in this country so the cops need to arrest them and ship them to the border patrol, and bill the federal government.
answer=live ammo.