The game of political migrant hot potato took a twist this week when a bus from Texas dropped off the latest round of alleged asylum seekers on the front steps of Colorado’s state Capitol.
How dare bus drivers fail to memorize the addresses of all current migrant shelters in Sanctuary City USA, demanded Jon Ewing, spokesperson for Denver Human Services.
Mistaking himself for an elected member of the state legislature, Ewing took the drop off point as a personal insult and complained to the media the state capitol was a “dangerous” and “inhumane” location.
There were no reports of migrants being accosted by lobbyists or politicians.
Seems to us that with the shelters full, the Capitol is as good a drop off as any, as pro sanctuary Democrats are more likely to see them camping there.
From the Denver Gazette:
“This feels like a cheap shot. It feels intentional. Our shelters are not downtown. They are in different parts of the city but not right downtown. Some are even off of the interstate. All a driver has to do is just take an exit and you drop them right off,” Ewing said.
Wow. Interstate exit ramps sure sound a lot more dangerous and inhumane than our beautiful and historic state capitol.
No matter, as has become the tradition of Sanctuary City Denver, those migrants will soon be reshuffled to yet another Sanctuary City in another Democrat-controlled state like New York.
The purpose of which is to score political points against the mean Republicans who think a flood of four million migrants across the southern border under Biden’s watch signals the asylum and immigration system is somehow broken.
Also, it turns out Sanctuary Cities only welcome migrants with work permits, so bureaucrats can siphon off their paychecks through taxes and give that money to Americans who don’t want to work.
There are currently more than 2,600 migrants in Denver shelters.
It’s worth noting the flyers distributed by Denver along the border in October warning migrants to stay away from Colorado aren’t working as planned.
The memo, which is written in Spanish and English, warns asylum seekers that Denver’s resources have already been “exhausted” — and that single adult migrants can only stay in one of the city-run shelter for 14 days.
“If you are coming to Denver seeking shelter, it is important for you to have a plan. The city cannot provide shelter long-term,” the flyer states.
“Housing in Denver is very expensive and there aren’t many affordable housing options available.”
More than 30,000 migrants have travelled to Colorado in the last year at a cost of $32 million to taxpayers.
More than $4 million of that is the cost of Colorado taxpayers shipping out migrants to be another state’s financial problem.
No word yet on the drop-off location Denver has chosen to bus out the next load of migrants from its shelters.