American ‘Sanctuary Cities’ are going out of their way to feed, house, and clothe people who are here illegally. That makes no sense at all when Americans are homeless. We need to find a way to help America’s homeless before we take in someone else’s homeless. Some cities are doing amazing financial acrobatics in order to meet the needs of the influx of homeless, jobless, needy illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, The Daily Caller<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n The Democratic-run city of Denver, Colorado, plans to defund its police department to pay for illegal immigrants.<\/strong><\/p>\n Denver, which is commonly referred to as a \u201csanctuary city,\u201d\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday that it will spend $89.9 million on services for incoming illegal migrants, pulling some of the funding from roughly $45 million in public programs and services. Denver\u2019s police department will be hit with an $8.4 million reduction \u2014 about 1.9% of its total operating budget, the city confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n Denver became the top destination per capita for incoming migrants in 2023, having had more than 40,000 arrive that year alone \u2014 putting the total migrant population at roughly 710,000,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to NBC News. Denver already\u00a0spent<\/a>\u00a0over $42 million in 2023 in housing and medical services for migrants and plans to spend over $100 million on similar costs in 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n The fire department will also suffer a $2.5 million reduction, or about 0.8% of its total operating costs, the city told the DCNF. Half of those reductions will also come from vacant positions.<\/strong><\/p>\n Today, we shared a new budget and a more sustainable newcomer program.<\/strong><\/p>\n Proud of our city for welcoming those most in need. Proud of our city teams who found ways to minimize budget without major impacts.<\/strong><\/p>\n Note the use of the word ‘newcomer’ instead of illegal immigrant.<\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n Over 15,000 migrants have flooded into Denver since May 2023 as a\u00a0result<\/a>\u00a0of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s busing effort. The Lone Star state sits at the\u00a0epicenter<\/a>\u00a0of the illegal immigration crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n More broadly, illegal immigration in cities and states across the U.S. has\u00a0surged<\/a>\u00a0under the Biden administration. There were roughly 1.6 million migrant encounters at the northern and southern border in fiscal year 2021, compared to over 2 million in fiscal year 2023 and roughly a million in the first five months of fiscal year 2024,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to Customs and Border Protection data.<\/strong><\/p>\n Every state is becoming a border state, and every city is becoming a sanctuary city.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" American ‘Sanctuary Cities’ are going out of their way to feed, house, and clothe people who are here illegally. That makes no sense at all when Americans are homeless. We need to find a way to help America’s homeless before … Continue reading