(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Sunday, Jan. 28, a bus carrying migrants arrived in Colorado Springs. According El Paso County Commissioner District 4, Longinos Gonzales, Jr., the migrant families on the bus came from Denver.
“The failure of the Denver policies and its mayor… the governor is hurting our state and hurting our communities,” said Gonzalez, Jr.
The rising crisis at the United States’ southern border has led to an influx of migrant families and individuals, some of them ending up in Colorado.
“This is not just a local challenge. It is a national emergency and it’s destroying cities and communities around our nation,” said Carrie Geitner, El Paso County Commissioner District 2.
Some communities, most notably Denver, have taken a welcoming stance towards migrants and are currently offering them sanctuary.
“They need to really think seriously about what they’re doing with regard to that $180 million cost or whatever it ultimately will be,” said Stan VanderWerf, El Paso County Commissioner District 3. “What that means as far as a diversion of resources away from helping the citizens that are there legally.”