The Biden administration, in partnership with Denver authorities and publicly subsidized NGOs, provided the funding and logistics to place a large number of Venezuelan migrants in Aurora, creating …
The story begins in 2021, when the Biden administration signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law, allocating $3.8 billion in federal funds to Colorado , writes Christopher Rufo.The troubling conclusion: The Biden administration, in partnership with Denver authorities and publicly subsidized NGOs, provided the funding and logistics to place a large number ofAnd, worse, some of the nonprofits involved appear to be profiting handsomely from the situation.
Denver, in turn, signed multimillion-dollar contracts with two local NGOs, ViVe Wellness and Papagayo, to provide housing and services to more than 8,000 predominantly Venezuelan migrants.
We spoke with a former CBZ Management employee, who, on condition of anonymity, explained how the process worked. The NGO provided up to two months of rental assistance, as many migrants did not have, or were unable to open, bank accounts. With limited English and facing a minimum six-month wait for work permits, though, many migrants were ineligible for legal employment, struggled to find stable jobs and ultimately fell behind on rent. As the Venezuelan migrants settled in the apartments, they caused lots of trouble.
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