Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, whose administration just hired a law firm to help him prepare for an upcoming congressional inquiry into “sanctuary” cities, hinted he will insist that Denver’s approach to illegal immigration “works” when he testifies in the nation’s capital next month.
“We think the data is quite clear that (our) approach works,” he told City Cast Denver during a podcast released Wednesday. “One of the things we see is the fact that we have engaged people in services, supported them, meaning we’ve built trust there, which is why we haven’t seen huge spikes in crime.”
Since 2023, some 43,000 immigrants — who illegally crossed the southern border with Mexico — have arrived in Denver. Early in the humanitarian crisis, Denver officials decided to assume the responsibility for the response, which has cost city taxpayers more than $80 million…