{"id":2224285,"date":"2024-04-18T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-plan-to-slash-police-and-fire-department-budgets-to-pay-for-migrant-crisis-clears-first-hurdle\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:33:15","slug":"denver-plan-to-slash-police-and-fire-department-budgets-to-pay-for-migrant-crisis-clears-first-hurdle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-plan-to-slash-police-and-fire-department-budgets-to-pay-for-migrant-crisis-clears-first-hurdle\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver&#8217;s proposal to reduce police and fire department budgets to address the migrant crisis moves forward"},"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\">32<\/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-plan-to-slash-police-and-fire-department-budgets-to-pay-for-migrant-crisis-clears-first-hurdle%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=2224285&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--><p>Denver City Council \u2063unanimously approved Mayor Mike Johnston&#8217;s $41\u2064 million \u2062budget \u2062cuts to tackle the city&#8217;s\u200b undocumented immigrant crisis. The plan \u2064includes reductions in various \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-robbed-at-gunpoint-while-filming-television-segment-on-robberies-in-san-francisco-report\/\" title=\"Reporter Robbed At Gunpoint While Filming Television Segment On Robberies In San Francisco: Report\">city departments<\/a> like police and fire, with the \u200cmayor&#8217;s office absorbing the largest percentage of cuts. Funds will be reallocated to\u200d address the crisis, impacting \u2062hiring and service delivery\u2063 while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-suggests-stopgap-funding-bill-that-includes-forcing-schumer-to-concede-border-spending-lets-win-the-policies\/\" title=\"Jordan proposes a temporary funding bill that compels Schumer to agree on border expenditure: 'We must secure policy victories.'\">maintaining fiscal responsibility<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/denver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mayor Mike Johnston's\">Denver<\/a> City Council members voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mayor Mike Johnston's\">Mayor Mike Johnston\u2019s<\/a> proposed $41 million budget cuts to fund the city\u2019s response to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2949602\/denver-shuts-down-three-migrant-shelters-resources-dry-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mayor Mike Johnston's\">undocumented immigrant <\/a>crisis. <\/p>\n<p>Johnston\u2019s plan <a href=\"https:\/\/denvergazette.com\/news\/denver-immigrant-response-budget-cuts-reallocations\/article_7b4d3bd4-fc17-11ee-b9be-234d6ab3a22e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"includes cuts\">includes cuts<\/a> to multiple city departments, including police and fire, as well as his own. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Migrants rest at a makeshift shelter on Jan. 6, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo\/Thomas Peipert, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mayor\u2019s office will be absorbing the largest percentage of the cuts \u2014 about 9.6%, which comes out to be about $164,000.\u00a0But broken down into dollars and cents, it\u2019s Denver\u2019s police and fire departments that will be hit the hardest. The police department is expecting an $8.4 million cut, the sheriff\u2019s office will see $3.8 million less in its budget, and the fire department is bracing for a $2.4 million cut. Denver\u2019s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will see 3.8% of its budget slashed.<\/p>\n<p>The city said most of the impact would be focused on never-hired or hard-to-hire positions. It has also floated staggering hiring dates from the summer to the end of the year.\u00a0The council presentation also showed that during the first quarter of 2024, Denver spent $25 million on migrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter more than a year of facing this crisis together, Denver finally has a sustainable plan for treating our newcomers with dignity while avoiding the worst cuts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/residents-trapped-by-george-floyd-autonomous-zone-beg-minneapolis-for-help-following-murder\/\" title=\"Residents Trapped By \u2018George Floyd Autonomous Zone\u2019 Beg Minneapolis For Help Following Murder\">city services<\/a>,\u201d Johnston said when he first pitched the \u201cNewcomer Operations and 2024 Budget\u201d last week. \u201cSo many times we were told that we couldn\u2019t be compassionate while still being fiscally responsible. Today is proof that our hardest challenges are still solvable, and that together we are the ones who will solve them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But by Friday, the plan had sparked outrage from GOP\u00a0media outlets across the country, such as the <em>Daily Wire <\/em>and\u00a0Fox News. Host Sean Hannity referred to the cuts as \u201cliberal lunacy\u201d and bashed the city on his program. <\/p>\n<p>Denver\u2019s policies have also created a backlash from neighboring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/2966676\/two-colorado-counties-sue-over-sanctuary-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"towns and counties\">towns and counties<\/a> that have threatened legal action if Denver tries to offload migrants into their communities. <\/p>\n<p>More than 40,000 illegal immigrants have made their way to Denver since December 2022, with many not only in need of shelter and food but also basic healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Denver, which had declared itself a \u201csanctuary city,\u201d quickly learned the complexity of touting its lofty Democratic policies with the reality of governing. Johnston and other city officials have repeatedly warned in recent months that Denver\u2019s resources were being stretched too thin and may buckle if more and more migrants came to the city.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, officials from the mayor\u2019s office were caught on camera telling migrants at a shelter that Denver would be offering 20,000 one-way bus tickets out of town. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mayors of other Democratic-led cities, such as New York and Chicago, have also experienced a drain in resources and have been scrambling to find solutions. <\/p>\n<p>Johnston\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-kills-trump-budget-cuts-totaling-27-4-billion\/\" title=\"Biden Kills Trump Budget Cuts Totaling .4 Billion\">proposed budget cuts<\/a> will now go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dallas-city-council-advances-resolution-to-limit-law-enforcements-ability-to-enforce-texas-abortion-ban\/\" title=\"Dallas City Council Advances Resolution to Limit Law Enforcement's Ability to Enforce Texas Abortion Ban\">full city council<\/a> for a vote on April 22. If they pass, they will go into effect on May 10. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver City Council approved Mayor Mike Johnston&#8217;s $41 million budget cuts to address the city&#8217;s undocumented immigrant crisis, including reductions in police and fire departments. The plan encompasses cuts across various city departments, including the mayor&#8217;s office. 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