Denver officials recently released a 'how to guide' to help other cities across the country splash taxpayer cash on housing, health care and other services for migrants. The 15-step 'playbook,' which describes migrants as 'newcomers' in its first paragraph, lays out several ways other cities can manage the crisis by outlining best practices and procedures for integrating migrants into local communities.
Our efforts include helping people with onward travel as needed, offering temporary shelter, facilitating the search for permanent housing, and providing vital support in terms of medical and mental health, work authorization, legal assistance, school enrollment, and more,' the guide’s introduction reads.
The release of the manual came just weeks after a Denver official, Andres Carrera, was heard on video telling migrants that the city’s shelters can no longer help them, and they must go to other cities or they 'will suffer.' 'The opportunities are over,' Carrera reportedly tells the group in Spanish. 'New York gives you more. Chicago gives you more. So I suggest you go there, where there is longer-term shelter. There are also more job opportunities there.