{"id":2153385,"date":"2024-01-19T04:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-mayor-mike-johnston-calls-work-authorization-for-immigrants-critical-ahead-of-biden-mayors-meeting\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T04:16:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:16:41","slug":"denver-mayor-mike-johnston-calls-work-authorization-for-immigrants-critical-ahead-of-biden-mayors-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-mayor-mike-johnston-calls-work-authorization-for-immigrants-critical-ahead-of-biden-mayors-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Mayor Mike Johnston emphasizes the importance of work authorization for immigrants as he prepares for the upcoming Biden mayors meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenver-mayor-mike-johnston-calls-work-authorization-for-immigrants-critical-ahead-of-biden-mayors-meeting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2153385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Denver Mayor Calls for Work Authorization for \u2063Immigrants to Help Them Succeed<\/h2>\n<p>As cities\u200b across the United States grapple with the influx of immigrants \u200dfrom the southern border, Denver \u2063Mayor Mike Johnston believes that his city can help immigrants succeed if they have the \u201ccapacity to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnston, who was in Washington, D.C.,\u200b for the United States Conference of Mayors conference, called work authorization for immigrants \u200c <strong>\u201ccritical.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s\u200d critical for us is\u200c that folks that arrive, arrive with work authorization because we know everyone wants to work,\u201d \u200cJohnston told the Washington Examiner. \u201cThey want to support themselves. They don\u2019t need to be\u200b on the taxpayer dime. If folks arrive \u200cin our city with the capacity to work, then we can help them\u2064 succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2062 Denver\u2063 mayor\u2019s statement comes ahead of a meeting President Joe Biden is having with mayors from across\u2064 the \u2063country at the White House \u2062on Friday. While Johnston will not be in attendance, his position on immigration\u200c underscores \u2062problems cities across the\u200c U.S. have\u200b dealt with regarding illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>And despite Johnston\u2019s relatively \u200boptimistic outlook, Biden\u2019s \u200capproval rating on immigration is 32.3%, making it his\u200b lowest-rated issue and 5 \u200bpoints lower than\u2062 his\u2062 overall approval\u200d rating.<\/p>\n<h3>Border Crisis on the Minds of Top Biden Officials<\/h3>\n<p>Biden is expected\u2063 to push his investing in\u200c America agenda during the meeting, but it is unclear if the influx of immigrants at the southern\u2064 border will come up. However, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did bring up the issue when he spoke with mayors in attendance at the conference on Thursday, showing that the border crisis is on the minds of top Biden officials.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mayorkas, \u2063who did not attend\u200c a\u200d Republican-led\u200c impeachment\u2064 hearing\u200d against him Thursday, instead attended the conference, where he claimed that political division is fueling the migrant crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know that no government can operate effectively in a silo,\u201d Mayorkas said. \u201cAnd you know that when we shun collaboration and reject \u200dcoordination, and when we treat each other as adversaries, not allies,\u2062 the \u200charmful results \u200cspeak for themselves. Nowhere is this more\u200c evident\u200d than in our efforts \u2064to tackle the significant challenges at our southern border, where the level of migrant encounters is high.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House \u200chas\u2063 often pointed\u200b the finger back at Republicans when it comes to the millions \u2062of illegal\u2062 crossings that have taken place since 2021, saying Biden proposed a bill on his first day in office that Republicans \u2062have ignored.<\/p>\n<p>The mayors, who \u2064are in Washington, D.C.,\u200c for the United States Conference of Mayors conference, are dealing with the high level of\u200b migrant encounters in a direct way, with\u2062 some \u2062of them having pleaded with the Biden administration to \u2063take action.<\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor \u200bEric Adams has at \u2064times criticized the administration while actively discouraging migrants \u2063from \u2062traveling \u200bto the Big Apple. The Biden administration has also had spats to varying degrees with the mayors of Washington and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Mayors of some smaller cities haven\u2019t felt\u2062 the issue acutely \u2062yet. Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-charged-in-los-vegas-mass-stabbing-had-prior-charges-dropped-after-la-da-waited-too-long\/\" title=\"Illegal Alien Charged in Los Vegas Mass Stabbing Had Prior Charges Dropped After LA DA Waited Too Long\">legal immigrant originally<\/a> from Nigeria, says \u2062he\u2019s working with his counterparts in Denver and Aurora and is concerned about the well-being of \u200dresidents \u200bin his city.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI became a U.S. citizen \u200bsix years ago, and I\u2019ve had the blessing of the American dream and the \u2063opportunity to serve this land that I love so\u200d much,\u201d\u200d Mobolade told the Washington Examiner. \u201cBut we haven\u2019t \u200dhad that challenge in\u2064 my city.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Republicans have held two impeachment hearings against Mayorkas for his handling \u2064of \u200bthe southern border and are potentially voting for impeachment proceedings within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/denver-mayor-calls-for-work-authorization-for-immigrants-to-help-them-succeed\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c[Mayorkas] has consistently, willfully, and systemically refused to follow the\u200b laws passed by Congress, abused his authority, and breached the \u2063trust of \u200dCongress and the American people\u2062 on numerous occasions,\u201d read a statement from Republicans on the Homeland Security committee. \u201cThe result of his failure to fulfill his oath\u200d of office has \u2062been a border crisis that is unprecedented in American \u2064history\u2014a \u2062crisis that has cost the lives of\u2064 thousands of Secretary Mayorkas\u2019 fellow Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mayorkas has not appeared at the two impeachment hearings \u2063held so far, though he has until 10 days following Thursday\u2019s hearing to submit written testimony. The Department of Homeland Security says\u200d he\u2019s appeared before Congress 27 times already, more than \u2062any other Biden Cabinet official.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Mayor Johnston&#8217;s perspective on work authorization for immigrants differ from the \u200boverall\u200b sentiment towards the Biden administration&#8217;s handling \u2064of the border crisis?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Biden\u200b administration for its handling of the border crisis, stating that it is &#8220;not acceptable&#8221; and that the city is &#8220;not getting the\u2064 support we need.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Mayor Johnston&#8217;s approach to immigration \u200bis different. He\u2062 believes that providing\u2062 work authorization for immigrants is crucial in helping them succeed. By allowing immigrants to\u200d work and support \u2063themselves, they would not have to rely on taxpayer money and \u2062would have the opportunity to contribute to their \u200cnew\u200b communities. This perspective aligns with the belief that \u200dimmigrants\u200d bring valuable skills, talents, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-tormented-these-four-j6-protesters-to-death\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s DOJ Tormented These Four J6 Protesters To Death\">strong\u200c work ethic<\/a>\u200d to the\u2062 United States.<\/p>\n<p>While Johnston&#8217;s viewpoint may seem optimistic, the overall approval rating for Biden&#8217;s immigration policies is low. This \u200cindicates that many Americans are concerned\u200d about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/migrants-overwhelm-border-cities-in-texas\/\" title=\"Border cities in Texas are being overwhelmed by migrants.\">issues surrounding illegal immigration<\/a> and believe that the government has\u2064 not effectively addressed them.<\/p>\n<h3>During the United States Conference of Mayors\u2063 conference in Washington, D.C., Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas addressed the mayors in attendance, discussing the ongoing border\u2064 crisis.\u2063 Mayorkas \u200cemphasized the importance \u2063of collaboration and coordination \u2062in tackling\u2063 the challenges at the\u2064 southern border. \u2064He attributed political \u200ddivision as a contributing factor to\u2064 the high\u200d level of migrant encounters. By recognizing the need \u200dfor\u2062 unified efforts, Mayorkas underscored \u2062the importance of working together to find solutions to the complex issue of immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has \u200dfrequently shifted blame towards Republicans regarding the influx of illegal crossings, \u200dstating that they have not taken \u200daction on proposed bills. However, the mayors at the \u2064conference are experiencing the consequences of the border crisis firsthand and have been urging the administration to take immediate action.<\/p>\n<p>New York City\u2063 Mayor Eric Adams \u200dhas been particularly vocal in his \u200ccriticism of the handling of \u200cthe border crisis by the Biden administration. He believes that the necessary support is lacking and that immediate steps must be \u2063taken to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Mayor Johnston&#8217;s call for \u200bwork authorization for immigrants reflects a positive and inclusive approach to\u200d immigration. However, it remains to be seen how \u2063the current administration will address the border crisis and whether\u200d their efforts will\u200b be sufficient to alleviate the concerns\u200b of mayors and the American people. Collaboration and\u2063 coordination will\u200d be key \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chronic-absenteeism-skyrockets-in-minnesota-public-schools\/\" title=\"Minnesota public schools experience a significant increase in chronic absenteeism.\">finding effective solutions<\/a> that ensure the well-being of both immigrants and their host communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Mayor Mike Johnston believes that his city can support immigrants&#8217; success if they possess the &#8220;capacity to work.&#8221; While attending the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., Johnston emphasized the importance of employment opportunities for immigrants amidst the ongoing challenges faced by cities across the country due to the influx of immigrants from the southern border<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2153385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}