By Luige Del Puerto | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to travel to Washington, D.C. this week — his second in as many months — to press White House and federal officials for a concrete solution to the illegal immigration crisis that’s threatening to consume hundreds of millions of dollars of the city’s budget.
Denver’s mayor earlier said if the current influx of immigrants persists, the city could be spending $180 million this year. In the past year, the city burned through $38 million to accommodate the more than 37,000 immigrants who illegally crossed America’s southern border and arrived in Denver.
Worried about how to pay for the immigrants’ food and shelter, Johnston asked the city’s agency heads to evaluate their budgets and come up with up to 15% in cuts.