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Unconfidence t1_j3sq3z8 wrote

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>Polis announced on Jan. 3 that Colorado would facilitate in transporting of migrants who arrived in Denver to their "final destinations," noting that about 70% of the migrants did not consider Denver as their destination. The release added that weather and workforce shortages at the time attributed to travel cancellations for many migrants.

>New York Mayor Eric Adams had responded before Polis issued that announcement. Joining 77WABC's "Sid and Friends in the Morning," Adams informed listeners that Polis notified him on Monday about busing migrants from Colorado.

>"This is just unfair for local governments to have to take on this national obligation," Adams said. "We've done our job. There's no more room at the end, but we are compelled by local laws here that we must provide shelter."

So yes, unlike with Abbot, Polis was literally facilitating these folks getting to where they were trying to go. But Republicans have to try to "both sides" with something, and this is the best they got.

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gravescd t1_j3t3fni wrote

Migrant: I'm heading to New York

Mayor of NYC: This is Colorado's fault

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ultradianfreq t1_j3ttvk9 wrote

What’s ridiculous is state’s and cities publicly advertising themselves as sanctuaries that will shelter and support illegal immigrants and then working out deals with other states to stop immigrants from getting to the self proclaimed sanctuaries. Not fair? It’s not fair to turn your back on the people you welcomed and promised to protect.

Yes border security is a federal responsibility, border states have been calling this out for years while sanctuary states and cities have promised to undermine border protections by sheltering people violating the U.S. border laws.

Also, we consider what Texas and Florida did to be human trafficking, isn’t preventing them from going where they want kidnapping?

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ChaosofaMadHatter t1_j3x1ydb wrote

Just a clarification- sanctuary cities simply means they are going to use local funds to support and enforce local laws and regulations. Federal funds should be used for federal laws and regulations, such as immigration. They aren’t saying they’re a safe haven for immigrants, they’re saying that they’re not going to arrest someone solely for being an undocumented immigrant and hold them for who knows how long for ICE to show up and deport them, spending lots of resources on someone who isn’t actually a danger to the community.

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Unconfidence t1_j3vmyu9 wrote

>isn’t preventing them from going where they want kidnapping?

As much as it's kidnapping for me not to buy you a bus ticket where you want to go.

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Fritschya t1_j3vfw82 wrote

Metro Denver is about 3 million of that 6

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ultradianfreq t1_j3w44p2 wrote

Why the public campaign of welcoming more people who aren’t even citizens then? It’s pretty rich blaming Colorado for people wanting to come to your state. Just as rich blaming border states who are truly overwhelmed and have been for years. Those states should stop welcoming these people into the country if they’re just going to ignore them once they’re here and leave them stranded in places they don’t want to stay in. That’s like inviting a homeless person to live in your house and then convincing the bus driver not to bring them.

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