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Denver City councilmembers ‘desperate’ amid homelessness, immigration crises

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. 

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Costs for Assisting Denver’s Overwhelming Indigent Migrants Could Reach $500 per Household, Report Reveals

The financial burden to house, feed, and care for the thousands of indigent migrants arriving in Denver could amount to $500 per Denver household, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute.

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Denver’s Mayor won’t cut salaries or raises but will cut city services to fund Denver’s migrant response

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is facing mounting criticism for his request to cut spending in all city agencies in order to fund Denver’s ‘sanctuary city’ policies for migrants. Despite the potential consequences of such cuts, Johnston is determined to prioritize the city’s migrant response over taxpayers.

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