Mike Johnston, the Democratic Mayor of Denver, has now reportedly compared the situation in his state to a “Tiananmen Square moment” when he indicated that there would be widespread public opposition in the event that President-elect Donald Trump carried out a large deportation attempt of illegal immigrants in the city of Denver.
A declaration of martial law and the deployment of troops to Tiananmen Square was made by the Chinese communist government on June 3, 1989, following several weeks of student demonstrations in Beijing, China.
“About 42,000 migrants have arrived in the Denver metro area since December 2022, about 1,800 of which have now been authorized to work as a result of city-led efforts. The Common Sense Institute estimates city, education, and healthcare organizations have spent an estimated $216 million to $340 million on the response to feed, clothe, shelter, and provide educational and healthcare services. … The uncompensated care to migrants in Denver area hospitals is estimated to cost $123 million to providers for care received at emergency departments. … To date, the City of Denver has spent an estimated $70 million in migrant response goods and services.” the Common Sense Institute Colorado noted in the spring of 2024.
A large number of individuals, including soldiers, bystanders, and demonstrators, were slain as government troops entered the central area of Beijing on June 4.
Estimates range from hundreds to thousands of people who were killed.
Johnston responded to a question posed by The Denverite regarding whether or not the pressure from the incoming Trump administration would impact the way that Denver treats immigrants:
“The short answer is, we won’t change that, because those are one of our core values. And we’re not going to sell out those values to anyone. We’re not going to be bullied into changing them. … I think we are gonna continue to be a welcoming, open, big-hearted city that’s gonna stand by our values.” he said.
“I do not believe that our governor is going to let them use our [Colorado] National Guard at the state level. Unless they were planning on bringing national guards mobilized from Texas or Alabama to come invade Colorado, I don’t know where they would find the forces to begin to do that.” he continued.
“More than us having DPD stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there. It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right? You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants. And you do not want to mess with them.” Johnston concluded.
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