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First Migrant Bus Arrives In El Paso County
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First Migrant Bus Arrives In El Paso County

By The Lobby | The Lobby Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's sanctuary city policies have come under fire once again, this time for his apparent change of heart regarding the busing of indigent migrants to other cities. Just a few weeks ago, Johnston criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott for employing a similar strategy, calling it "inhumane, reckless, and inefficient." However, it seems that the mayor now sees no issue with transferring the burden of these migrants to other municipalities. On January 28th, a bus carrying migrants arrived in Colorado Springs from Denver. El Paso County Commissioner District 2, Carrie Geitner, expressed her concern, telling Fox21, "This is not just a local challenge. It is a national emergency and it's destroying cities and communities around our natio...
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Biden’s border: 7-plus million who have crossed outnumbers Colorado population
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Biden’s border: 7-plus million who have crossed outnumbers Colorado population

By Kyle Sammin | Colorado Springs Gazette Where is the line between Texas and Mexico? It’s a question that captivated Americans in 1846 but one that most of us thought was resolved definitively in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo two years later. Instead, here in 2024, the Biden administration is conducting a bold experiment in postnationalism by reducing border enforcement to a series of checkpoints and pinky swears as it ushers in a record number of illegal immigrants from around the world. It is a slow-motion crisis that has, finally, become a top concern in voters’ minds.  But is the federal government’s failure to act a prelude to civil war? It’s not likely despite overheated rhetoric in the press. President Joe Biden’s determination to roll ba...
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In bipartisan effort, House passes bill to deport illegal immigrants who receive DUIs
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In bipartisan effort, House passes bill to deport illegal immigrants who receive DUIs

By Peyton Sorosinski | GAZETTE.COM The House approved a Republican-proposed bill Thursday with support from 59 Democrats that would indefinitely deport undocumented immigrants who are charged with driving under the influence in the United States. "In the United States, someone dies in a crash with an impaired driver every 45 minutes. I lost two of my young newlywed constituents to an illegal immigrant driving under the influence of alcohol," Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), who brought forth the legislation, told Fox News. While it was primarily Republicans in favor of the measure, the final tally of votes was 274-150. All Alabama House Republicans voted in support of the bill, and the state's lone Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell opposed it, 1819 News&...
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Colorado Springs officials: ‘We will not be designated as a sanctuary county’
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Colorado Springs officials: ‘We will not be designated as a sanctuary county’

By Savannah Eller | COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE On Wednesday a group of local officials, including the El Paso County board of commissioners and City Council member Dave Donelson, called a press conference to respond to the news of migrants arriving in Colorado Springs. The officials presented a united front against El Paso becoming a sanctuary county, admonishing state and federal government for lack of action in stemming illegal immigration.  "Allow me to state unequivocally that we will not be designated as a sanctuary county. All five El Paso County commissioners are united in our position," said board chair Cami Bremer.  Bremer and vice chair commissioner Carrie Geitner led the conference, coming out strong against the harboring of migrants in El Paso County. Commissio...
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El Paso official to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: Keep asking for federal funds | Border Crossroads
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El Paso official to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: Keep asking for federal funds | Border Crossroads

By Nicole C. Brambila | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS Editor's note: Welcome to Border Crossroads, a series of dispatches from America's southern border, where reporter Nico Brambila and multimedia producer Tom Hellauer are chronicling the crisis that is spilling over into Denver and other interior cities.     EL PASO, TEXAS — El Paso Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino offered some advice to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: Keep pushing for federal money to address the crisis brought on by surges of immigrants crossing the border. El Paso Deputy City Manager, Mario D'Agostino, discusses how his city obtained federal funds to address the immigration surges in recent yearsPlay Video “Don’t give up on the funding requests,” D’Agostino said. "Continuing to push for the fund...
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Colorado’s illegal immigrant crisis hits the suburbs
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Colorado’s illegal immigrant crisis hits the suburbs

By William Perry Pendley Americans are horrified by the nation’s illegal immigration crisis; it is their No. 1 issue, reports a new public opinion poll, edging out inflation. Once a concern for Arizona, California, Texas and New Mexico residents, it is now a national problem. After all, the sight at the border of multitudes of single, military-aged men from scores of countries with potentially incompatible civilizations, cultures or causes is at once stupefying and instructive. Because most are headed our way, we all live in border states. Unvetted, unvaccinated and uneducated, they are unprepared for life in America, even those Biden’s Border Patrol ushers in and to whom it provides monies, cell phones, and transport deep in country with court dates years in the future. One can only...
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Businesses Flee Denver in Mass Due to Safety Concerns and Remote Work Opportunities
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Businesses Flee Denver in Mass Due to Safety Concerns and Remote Work Opportunities

By the Lobby The mass exodus of businesses from Denver has reached a critical point, with CEOs citing financial viability, safety concerns, and cleanliness as the driving factors behind their decision to pack up and leave. The city's policies and the influx of indigent migrants and homeless individuals have created an environment that is increasingly challenging for businesses and their employees. Denver's once highly coveted Mile High City office real estate market has lost its luster, and the consequences are evident. According to Moody's Analytics data, a staggering 21.7% of office space across the Denver metro area was vacant at the end of last year, surpassing the national average of 19.6%. The commercial real estate firm CBRE reported even more severe vacancy rates at 31.5%,...
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Migrants cost Sanctuary City schools $17.5 million, Colo taxpayers stuck with bill
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Migrants cost Sanctuary City schools $17.5 million, Colo taxpayers stuck with bill

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS Sanctuary City has thousands of new students this school year who are projected to cost Denver Public Schools an additional $17.5 million. Hang onto your wallets PeakNation™  because state taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill for the additional costs above Denver school’s $1.3 billion annual budget this year. Thanks to President Biden’s open asylum policy, the influx of migrant students in Denver has risen to almost 3,000 and continues to grow weekly. Denver Public Schools is asking the state for a one-time adjustment in increased funding, which must be approved and funded by the state legislature, reports the Denver Post. Denver schools are currently juggling some money already in the coffers, and the dip in enrollment from past yea...
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Voters back Texas border wall, feel Biden starting ‘civil war’
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Voters back Texas border wall, feel Biden starting ‘civil war’

By Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE A sizable majority of the public supports Texas’s construction of a wall along its border with Mexico and feels that President Joe Biden’s efforts to stop it are the first step toward civil war. In a sobering analysis of the escalating topic, 69% of likely 2024 voters said that they support the border wall and razor-wire fence that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has ordered. Among those, a majority, 51%, said they “strongly” back Texas in its fight to stop illegal immigration and the surge of "gotaways" getting past federal border agents. The White House won the Supreme Court's support for stopping Texas, but not voters. Besides fighting voters, Biden has clashed with members of his own party over ...
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Denver’s Failed Universal Income Program Opens the Floodgates to Non-Citizen Migrants
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Denver’s Failed Universal Income Program Opens the Floodgates to Non-Citizen Migrants

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM In a controversial move that has sparked outrage among many citizens, the city of Denver's bankrupting sanctuary city policies have extended the eligibility of their failed universal income program to non-citizen migrants. The Denver Basic Income Program, which was initially introduced in 2021 with $2 million in funding from the city, has now announced its extension for another six months starting in February 2024. The program, which pays homeless individuals a regular stipend, was intended to assist citizens in need. However, the recent decision to include non-citizen migrants raises serious concerns about the city's financial stability and its commitment to prioritizing its own residents. According to the city's statement, the $2 million allocated ...
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