denver immigrant crisis
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Illegal immigration ‘tornado’ in Denver threatens to overshadow mayor’s 2024 goals
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Monday unveiled his priorities for this year, even as his administration struggles to cope with an illegal immigration crisis that he earlier said could put a $180 million hole in the city’s budget. The arrival of nearly 40,000 immigrants, who traveled to Denver after illegally crossing America’s southern border, has…
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Democratic Denver mayor to lead coalition of mayors asking for federal help for immigrants
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is heading to Washington, D.C., as the head of a coalition of mayors asking for help with the migrant crisis. Johnston, a Democrat, will use the United States Mayors Conference to advocate federal assistance in dealing with the migrant crisis. Denver is one of several Democratic-controlled cities that have been the…
