Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced the state will begin helping the City of Denver transport migrants to their final destination
According to a news release issued by the governor’s office, for nearly 70% of the migrants arriving in Denver, Colorado is not their final destination but due to weather and workforce shortages, the migrants have been experiencing transportation cancellations.
“No one should play politics with the lives of migrants who came here to escape oppression, and in Colorado, we are honoring our values of treating people with dignity and respect,” Polis said. “States and cities cannot continue to bear this burden alone and Congress needs to finally step up - we need an immediate route to work permits, and to finally enact better border security and immigration reform.
“I have stepped up to ask others specifically in Northwest Denver. I've done an assessment of where I think there would be good facilities for either donations or for shelters … so one of the facilities I found early on, I think about the week of December 17, was Little Sisters of the Poor,” Sandoval said.
“So I made a call to my contact there and asked said we need help. They said that they are looking into it. And they're assessing the site and the facility,” Sandoval said.Sandoval said the facility needs some upgrades but she’s hoping the city can reach an agreement with the archdiocese for the use of the facility.
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