COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — This week you may have noticed a man along Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs holding an American flag and a sign that says “Illegals Not Welcome.”
Brett Dayberry, a longtime Colorado Springs resident, said he has been to multiple locations along I-25 this week, including the Colorado Springs sign near the North Gate exit and the Interquest bridge over the highway, to bring exposure and protest migrants coming from Denver to Colorado Springs.
“I want people that are coming from the north, potentially Denver coming into the Springs, to let them know this is how the Springs feels,” Dayberry said.
On Wednesday, KRDO13 Investigates saw Dayberry on the Academy bridge over I-25, so we asked him why he was protesting.
“When (Denver) started sending (migrants) down here affecting our community, that’s when I said, ‘Hey, we got to shed some light on this issue,’” he said.
KRDO13 recently reported about 23 families, who self-identified as migrants, have come from Denver to Colorado Springs in the last four to five weeks. In response, El Paso County Commissioners said the county would not provide sanctuary for migrants. They said the migrant crisis is something El Paso County cannot handle financially.