Colorado is facing a calamitous immigration crisis, and now Governor Jared Polis is getting hit with some serious heat for his ill-timed holiday message. Just days after Denver received a whopping 16 busloads of migrants, the governor sent out a ‘Feliz Navidad’ greeting. People are outraged, and rightfully so.
It was a tone-deaf move that feels like a slap in the face to people impacted by the crisis. The state’s resources are already stretched thin, and now even more mouths to feed have arrived. Thankfully, we aren’t relying on Polis to come up with a solution.
Let’s start with the facts. The ‘Feliz Navidad’ message that Polis sent out is being slammed for being out of touch. The timing couldn’t have been worse, and people are understandably upset. It’s like he’s rubbing salt in the wound.
Denver just received sixteen busloads of migrants, which only adds to the already-overburdened system. It begs the question: what is the government going to do about it? Polis may have sent his message, but it doesn’t do anything to address the growing crisis.
The situation is compounded by the fact that the state’s resources are stretched thin. The governor’s greeting is just a drop in the bucket compared to the resources needed to manage the influx of people. It’s not enough, and people are growing uneasy.
It’s not just Polis who’s getting flak, either. We’ve learned that someone tried to scrape the web for information on this issue, but came up short. How is this possible? This crisis is happening now, and we need quick, decisive action. We can’t just sit around and wait for information to trickle in.