A local Denver television station recently obtained a video of a Denver city official visiting a shelter for illegal immigrants, where he is essentially telling them that there are no more resources available to them in the Mile-High City. Video footage from local NBC affiliate KUSA shows Denver's Newcomer Communications Liaison and political director for Mayor Mike Johnston, Andres Carrera, telling a group of recently arrived illegal immigrants that the city is unable to assist them. The footage shows Carrera encouraging the illegal immigrants, who arrived in Denver on March 26, to take a free bus ticket that the city will pay for and go to another sanctuary city. 

Video obtained by 9NEWS shows a city official pleading with migrants to move along to other cities as Denver faces a $120M budget crisis.
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— 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) April 1, 2024

Carrera is speaking to the group in Spanish and says: 

“The opportunities are over. 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.” 

Carrera continues, saying: 

“We have received too many migrants and that is why we ran out of resources. We are not going to block you if you want to say here...If you stay here you are going to suffer even more and I don’t want to see this.” 

The biggest reason for Denver city officials to want illegal immigrants to travel to other cities: Denver has taken in more illegal immigrants per capita than any other city not on the U.S. southern border. It is also looking at roughly $120 million in budget cuts to pay for resources for illegal immigrants. Currently, individual immigrants can stay at a shelter for two weeks, and families have a six-week stay limit. Carrera then explains that the immigrants do not have to go specifically to New York or Chicago. The city will not take them to Canada but will take them to any number of cities on the northern American border.  

Denver's Democrat Mayor Mike Johnston announces cuts in services at the DMV and Park and Recs to free up more resources for illegal immigrants.

Sanctuary City, USA is when Democrats turn your city into a dump for unskilled foreigners. pic.twitter.com/50Bpa74USS

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 9, 2024

Before the increase in illegal immigration across the southern border, many cities — often in blue Democrat-run states — declared themselves "sanctuary cities" and stated that they would be welcoming of anyone in the country illegally and would not cooperate with federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when those agencies sought deportation detainers against illegal immigrants. Now, however, as the U.S. is being overrun with illegal immigrants, many of those previously welcoming sanctuary cities, like Denver, can no longer assist those who continue to come into the country. Both New York and Chicago are filled beyond capacity with illegal immigrants, and city officials are getting an earful from residents. Could Denver's plea that illegal immigrants go to these other cities be a sign that sanctuary cities are turning on each other?

More sanctuary cities will soon figure out that sending illegal immigrants north is the way to solve their overcrowding issues. Those cities will quickly face the same fate as those down at the southern border. There were few, if any, takers when Andres Carrera asked who might want to go to another city. But when he asked who wanted to stay in Denver, a man in the crowd stated, "Todos." That's Spanish for "everyone." 

In Denver @MikeJohnstonCO is trying to find a way to give illegal immigrants city jobs. Fascinating considering the city has been in a hiring freeze and homelessness soars. Why not make these special jobs for veterans, legal minorities and homeless Mike? https://t.co/MNNrZvuAAa

— Rosie Memos (@almostjingo) January 25, 2024