As the city continues to drown in a sea of illegal aliens and the costs wash over Mile High City like a tidal wave, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston suggests defunding the city’s police and fire departments in order to allocate more money for housing and care for illegals.
The city is spending more on employment counseling, language training, and other job training tools for immigrants in addition to boosting its expenditures on free food, clothing, medical care, and housing, among other things.
As per Mayor Johnston’s statement, OANN News reported on Friday that the program encompasses work-based learning opportunities, industry-recognized certificate training, career pathway explorations, and language education.
Johnston has suggested spending $89.9 million on migrant assistance, which includes the latest set of training initiatives for undocumented immigrants.
However, the Denver Fire and Police Departments claim that their budgets will contribute to some of the additional expenditures Johnston wishes to engage in.
For example, the Denver Police Department acknowledged that it is running budget short by $8.4 million.
Additionally, the city’s fire department has had a $2.5 million budget deficit eliminated.
Denver’s KSUA-TV reports that Johnston also plans to alter the way the city pays its public service operators, reducing the compensation of the 9-1-1 operators.
Johnston, like other left-wingers, has been manipulating the English language to make illegal immigrants seem more like “newcomers” rather than criminals.
Johnston stated, “Denver has a sustainable plan for treating our newcomers with respect while avoiding the harshest cuts to city services after more than a year of addressing this problem together.” We heard the argument that it was impossible to be both fiscally responsible and empathetic at the same time. Today is evidence that we can still overcome our greatest obstacles, and that we can do so as a team.
“Upon arrival in Denver after April 10, individuals will receive assistance in securing subsequent transport to another destination, in addition to a brief stay at a congregate site.” The news statement continued, “Newcomers who want to stay in Denver can take advantage of the local and community support that is available.”
Johnston has also suggested slashing roughly $45.9 million from other city services. The municipal council, which will start considering the idea on April 16, must approve it.
The incisions do not happen quickly. Johnston has been threatening to reduce city services for months due to the ongoing expenses brought on by Joe Biden’s continuous influx of illegal immigrants.
He was adamant in December that he would have to make greater budget cuts for the city than they had during the recession.
Johnston stated in an interview with ABC News that the sanctuary city will have to reduce its overall budget by roughly 10%, which would be a larger cut than the reductions made during the recession in the late 2000s and early 2010s, if the federal government does not assist it in managing the financial effects of the migrant influx in the city.
Johnston said, “We are having that hard talk with our departments and our city right now,” adding that he was unsure of where he would make cuts. We want to stay away from that issue. We believe that the $14 billion in President Biden’s proposed supplementary budget, should the federal government act upon it, might assist in meeting this demand.
Therefore, we want the federal government to act in order to prevent having to make those difficult trade-offs. There might be $160 million in damage if they don’t. That represents 10% of our total spending. Therefore, if you were to assume a 10% reduction in all city departments, it would signify historic cuts, surpassing those that transpired even during the economic downturns of 2009 and 2010.
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