Cost of the migrant crisis: Denvers rocky road as a sanctuary city | Immigration [Video]

Denver, Colorado, a self-described “sanctuary city,” has cared for more than 41,000 illegal immigrants over the past two years. The new arrivals have drained city resources and led to resentment from locals. The same can be said for other blue cities across the United States. This Washington Examiner series, Cost of the Migrant Crisis, will investigate the strain on cities, schools, and healthcare within Denver in particular.

DENVER, Colorado — Sofia Guzman and her mother left Colombia six years ago in search of a better life. They found it in Denver, Colorado.

Her family had owned a business in South America but was repeatedly harassed by government goons who demanded bribes and threatened to harm Guzman if her family didn’t pay.

“My mother didn’t want me to grow up in that kind of environment,” she told the Washington Examiner. “It was toxic.”