Denver Advances $8.9M in Police Cuts to Fund Migrant Housing-
Apr 18, 2024 18:20:50 #
By Mark Swanson—NEWSMAX--18 April 2024—printed off 4/18/24
A Denver finance committee has approved $14.6 million in cuts to the city's police and fire departments — a slice of $41 million in cuts overall — to help pay for "newcomer operations," the Democrat mayor's phrase for housing migrants. The $8.9 million in cuts to the city police department approved by Denver City Council's Finance and Governance Committee on Tuesday reportedly represent the largest ever in the city budget. The sheriff's office is also facing a $3.8 million cut and the fire department $2.4 million. The measure advances to the full city council on Monday. If approved, it goes into effect May 10, KDVR reported Wednesday. Denver is clawing back the $41 million in an effort to help offset its $89.9 million in costs associated with being a sanctuary city for i*****l m*****ts. "After more than a year of facing this crisis together, Denver finally has a sustainable plan for treating our newcomers with dignity while avoiding the worst cuts to city services," Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said last week at a press conference to pitch the "Newcomer Operations and 2024 Budget." The cuts to the police and fire departments represent the largest in terms of dollars. Denver has sheltered more than 41,000 migrants at a cost of $68 million, KDVR reported. There are currently 712 migrants in Denver's hotel shelter and 86 in "short-term shelter," according to the report. The bulk of the $89.9 million Denver plans to spend on migrants — $51.7 million — is to cover "shelter and housing." The city is setting aside another $19.5 million in "one time capital costs" and "contingency." Officials from Johnston's office earlier this month told migrants the city was offering 20,000 one-way tickets out of town. "The opportunities are over," city official Andres Carrera said in Spanish to new arrivals inside a migrant shelter, the Daily Mail reported. "New York gives you more. Chicago gives you more. So I suggest you go there where there is longer-term shelter. There are also more job opportunities there. "We can take you up to the Canadian border, wherever!" Carrera said, in an encounter that was recorded. The group Carrera was speaking to was exported to Denver from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott on March 26, a city spokesperson said, according to the Daily Mail.
It's unclear how many migrants took the offer.
A Denver finance committee has approved $14.6 million in cuts to the city's police and fire departments — a slice of $41 million in cuts overall — to help pay for "newcomer operations," the Democrat mayor's phrase for housing migrants. The $8.9 million in cuts to the city police department approved by Denver City Council's Finance and Governance Committee on Tuesday reportedly represent the largest ever in the city budget. The sheriff's office is also facing a $3.8 million cut and the fire department $2.4 million. The measure advances to the full city council on Monday. If approved, it goes into effect May 10, KDVR reported Wednesday. Denver is clawing back the $41 million in an effort to help offset its $89.9 million in costs associated with being a sanctuary city for i*****l m*****ts. "After more than a year of facing this crisis together, Denver finally has a sustainable plan for treating our newcomers with dignity while avoiding the worst cuts to city services," Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said last week at a press conference to pitch the "Newcomer Operations and 2024 Budget." The cuts to the police and fire departments represent the largest in terms of dollars. Denver has sheltered more than 41,000 migrants at a cost of $68 million, KDVR reported. There are currently 712 migrants in Denver's hotel shelter and 86 in "short-term shelter," according to the report. The bulk of the $89.9 million Denver plans to spend on migrants — $51.7 million — is to cover "shelter and housing." The city is setting aside another $19.5 million in "one time capital costs" and "contingency." Officials from Johnston's office earlier this month told migrants the city was offering 20,000 one-way tickets out of town. "The opportunities are over," city official Andres Carrera said in Spanish to new arrivals inside a migrant shelter, the Daily Mail reported. "New York gives you more. Chicago gives you more. So I suggest you go there where there is longer-term shelter. There are also more job opportunities there. "We can take you up to the Canadian border, wherever!" Carrera said, in an encounter that was recorded. The group Carrera was speaking to was exported to Denver from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott on March 26, a city spokesperson said, according to the Daily Mail.
It's unclear how many migrants took the offer.
Apr 18, 2024 18:38:59 #
They citizens of Denver deserve all the misery they v**ed for!
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