'This is what good people do': Denver mayor cuts city services in favor of illegal immigrant funding

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston blamed Congress for not passing laws related to illegal immigration or increased funding for cities dealing with the issue and has decided to cut city services to make up for the costs.

The city has already spent over $4 million transporting migrants to other states, but that hasn't stopped Mayor Johnston from using his own taxpayers' money to continue to foot the bill for new arrivals.

Johnston announced a decrease in city services, claiming that it is what "good people" do in order to manage their "values."

The new reductions will cut the hours of operation for multiple Department of Motor Vehicles offices and will reduce Parks and Recreation spring services by 25%. The Washington Examiner also reported that the local community centers will reduce their operations to six days per week.

CBS News also noted that the city will not be planting any flower beds, either, to free up funding after already serving 38,464 individuals.

The mayor blamed Congress for not passing a new bipartisan bill that predominantly gave money to Ukraine, with a third of what Ukraine would have received going toward border security.

"We would have a balanced flow of people that would come with work authorization. That would come with federal resources, and cities like ours could successfully integrate them," Johnston said.

"They would have rather seen it fail so they could exacerbate these problems, extend the suffering of the American people and for newcomers for their own election chances this November," he added.

The city has already spent a reported $46 million on the influx of illegal immigrants, mostly on food and housing.

Like other Democrat leaders in Chicago and New York City, Johnston did not suggest a reduction in illegal immigration; rather he suggested that the federal government provide the migrants with work authorization.

"This is a plan for shared sacrifice," Johnston explained during a news conference. "This is what good people do in hard situations as you try to manage your way to serve all of your values. We want to continue to be a city that does not have women and children out on the street in tents in 20-degree weather."

Approximately 800 illegal immigrant families in Denver's shelters will be forced to leave as new arrivals continue to pour into the city. Newsweek reported that the forced evictions could impact more than 3,000 individuals.

Mayor Johnston has repeatedly suggested that illegal immigrants be given preferential treatment and be authorized to work in the country while awaiting trial for illegal border crossing.

The mayor has even claimed that conservative CEOs of various companies call him "every day" asking why they can't hire illegal immigrants or alleged asylum-seekers.

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