While Colorado Democrats Fight For Illegal Immigrants, Homelessness UP 30 PERCENT In The State

Posted • January 7, 2025: In Colorado, and its cities of Denver and Aurora, government is very focused on going to the mattresses for illegal immigrants. Throughout last year, we told you about Denver cutting budgets for fire/police departments, the rec department, and the DMV to accommodate spending on illegal immigrants (and it's a lot of spending). Meanwhile, homelessness in the state is up thirty percent in 2024: Homelessness in Colorado increased 30% in 2024. A count of people in homeless shelters, temporary housing or on the streets in Colorado indicates homelessness in the state has increased by 30% in 2024. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development late last month released the findings of the January 2024 point-in-time count, which indicated an 18% increase across the country. HUD officials said the count likely does not reflect the current homelessness situation due to policy and condition changes throughout the year.

The Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative in August had already released the metro Denver findings of the point-in-time count, which indicated a record-high amount of homelessness in the Denver area. Bang up job, Mike Johnston and Jared Polis. Bang up job. It's also interesting how the media are now running stories about homelessness, after a dearth of them the last four years. The AP told us homelessness across the country is up 18% two weeks ago. Almost like a Republican is returning to the White House. But this writer digresses. (…)

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https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/01/07/colorado-homelessness-up-30-percent-in-2024-n2406228
Fox 31 Denver: Report: Homelessness in Colorado increased 30% in 2024
https://kdvr.com/news/local/report-homelessness-in-colorado-increased-30-in-2024/