Tag: Immigration Crisis
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Denver mayor touts responses to homelessness, immigration in first State of City speech
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has accomplished much after one year under Mayor Mike Johnston, he said in his State of the City speech Monday, but he added there is still much to do if the city is to become a “vibrant” hometown and “capital of the New West.” …
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Denver councilmembers tie rise in ‘hot spots’ crime to illegal immigration surge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pair of Denver councilmembers on Wednesday implied that the surge in illegal immigration over the past 18 months is linked to an increase in crime in some neighborhoods they represent. Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Stacie Gilmore shared anecdotal stories of crimes occurring in “hot…
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Denver closes last immigrant shelter but will adjust in case of another surge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has closed the last of its immigrant shelters as the number of people who traveled to Denver after illegally crossing the border has dwindled. Over the past 18 months, some 42,000 immigrants from central and south America traveled to Denver, forcing the city to…
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Denver considers $4M church purchase to house immigrants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider purchasing two properties owned by the Denver Community Church for $4 million at its meeting Monday. The properties are at 333 and 375 S. Zuni St. and would be part of the city’s response to the influx of immigrants.…
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Denver City Council considers millions in spending for homelessness, immigrant sheltering and airport contracts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider tens of millions worth of contracts and contract amendments impacting Denver International Airport and will consider approving almost $10 million in contracts for homelessness and immigrant spending. While the contracts for DIA are enormous, the revenue and budget of…
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Denver auditor gains power for wage theft protections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously voted to improve the city auditor’s power to investigate wage theft cases. In other action, a councilwoman from one of Denver’s most diverse council districts voted against a pair of bills that would provide money for sheltering illegal…
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Denver City Council to consider $42.2 million in budget cuts to fund immigrants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider roughly $42.2 million in budget cuts and reallocations as part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s plan to fund his immigrant sheltering program. Because the two measures are bills, the council has to “see” them twice before voting, and Monday’s meeting…
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Denver shares “Newcomer Playbook,” offering advice on handling immigration crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even as Denver cuts its budget and diverts funds in order to pay for its response to the immigration crisis that some say is self-inflicted, Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration released a “playbook” that contains the “best practices and procedures for cities to welcome newcomers arriving…
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Denver councilmembers defend budget cuts, as city struggles to find money for immigration crisis
Denver’s councilmembers on Monday defended about $42 million in proposed budget cuts aimed at cobbling together enough funds to pay for the thousands of immigrants who arrived in — or yet to come to — the city after illegally crossing the southern border. During the hearing, one councilmember blasted the “national media” for allegedly reporting that the…