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Denver cuts services in response to the migrant crisis that’s costing the city $180 million
Colorado Sun ^ | 2/9/24 | Jennifer Brown

Posted on 02/09/2024 4:20:23 PM PST by CFW

Denver will cut hours at recreation centers, end in-person vehicle registration renewals and eliminate spring flower beds to save $5 million this year, a response to the migrant crisis that is expected to cost the city $180 million.

Mayor Mike Johnston on Friday blasted Congress for failing this week to pass a $118.3 billion bill aimed at stopping the flow of illegal entry at the southern border and making it easier for migrants who enter legally to get work permits.

About 40,000 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, have arrived in Denver over the past year, and more than 3,500 are living in city-funded hotel rooms. Thousands took bus rides to other American cities after arriving in Denver, and an unknown number are trying to stay in the city, find jobs and send their kids to school.

Denver has received more migrants per capita than any other city in the nation, the mayor has said.

(Excerpt) Read more at coloradosun.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: aliens; cityservices; colorado; denver; illegalaliens; illegalimmigration; immigration; misappropriation; money; sanctuarycity; taxpayers
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Pony up Denver, Colorado residents! Also, get used to fewer city services. Your tax dollars are needed in order to support your new, and illegal alien, neighbors.

I expect soon, we will see the Denver suburban "Karens" complaining that their child's recreation center is closed, the online vehicle registration is overloaded, and there are no more flowers blooming on the local streets and highways.

Also, does anyone really believe that Denver has received more illegal aliens than Texas or Arizona border towns? I have my doubts.

1 posted on 02/09/2024 4:20:23 PM PST by CFW
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taking in the world’s poor demands everyone sacrifice


2 posted on 02/09/2024 4:23:10 PM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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The care and feeding of your favorite illegal aliens (not to mention finding new words to pretend they are not illegal) is an expensive hobby, Denver liberals. Cutting a few things out of the budget is a small sacrifice to pay for the joy and warm feelings that you get from indulging in your favorite pass time.


3 posted on 02/09/2024 4:23:46 PM PST by Bernard (We honor veterans who fought to keep this country from turning into what it now is. --Argus Hamilton)
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Send them back. They have to go back. Charter some planes and fly them back to Venezuela


4 posted on 02/09/2024 4:24:10 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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Sometimes it’s hard to be a sanctuary city.


5 posted on 02/09/2024 4:24:57 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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Screw the taxpayer and give all the money to the Leeches


6 posted on 02/09/2024 4:25:47 PM PST by butlerweave
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Way to go! Save $5 million in a $4 billion budget!


7 posted on 02/09/2024 4:26:10 PM PST by TexasGator
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Let’s add 1 billion


8 posted on 02/09/2024 4:27:44 PM PST by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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Those are just the immediate direct costs. Other direct costs not counted by government include but not limited to: increased public school costs, increased hospital costs, increased costs from crime and increased insurance costs, increased court and law enforcement costs (even though they really don’t put illegals in prison in these cities there are still processing costs), increased cost of housing for everyone.


9 posted on 02/09/2024 4:28:39 PM PST by rigelkentaurus
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bttt


10 posted on 02/09/2024 4:29:35 PM PST by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America.)
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Martha’s Vineyard is laughing!


11 posted on 02/09/2024 4:30:30 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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Whatever it takes ... to provide for these “migrants” ... migrants, my Aunt Fani.


12 posted on 02/09/2024 4:32:36 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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These retromingent Denver poltroons still refuse to call this what it is. “Migrants?” No, illegal alien lawbreakers and the city feeds and houses them while forcing residents to pay for it. It seems nothing will make these willful blind fools see the light of day. You reap what you sow.
13 posted on 02/09/2024 4:32:58 PM PST by Fungi
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Why should you Denverites get nice flower beds? You’ve got to feed and house the invaders you invited in.

As an extra special bonus, the invaders will be given free spray paint cans to add nice artwork to your buildings, road signs and sound walls.


14 posted on 02/09/2024 4:33:06 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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Reading between the lines he is saying, send more illegal immigrants.


15 posted on 02/09/2024 4:34:52 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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The word seems to have gone out the past two or three weeks from on-high. Suddenly, every article calls them “migrants,” even in the conservative press.

It is infuriating.


16 posted on 02/09/2024 4:35:06 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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Good !


17 posted on 02/09/2024 4:35:08 PM PST by sport (!)
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About 40,000 migrants, mostly from Venezuela,


why Venezuela?


18 posted on 02/09/2024 4:35:44 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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$118.3 billion bill aimed at stopping the flow of illegal entry at the southern border

Democrats [again] give new meaning to "stopping the flow."

19 posted on 02/09/2024 4:37:10 PM PST by linMcHlp
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It’s why we can’t have nice things.


20 posted on 02/09/2024 4:37:38 PM PST by yldstrk
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