Fort Collins Passes Legal Defense Fund for Illegal Aliens

[rangerrebew]

Fort Collins Passes Legal Defense Fund for Illegal Aliens
 
Tanner Bonovitch
Legislative Advisor

FAIR Take | July 2021

Fort Collins, Colorado, recently passed legislation that provides legal funds to illegal aliens to protect them from deportation.  On July 6, the Fort Collins City Council passed Ordinance No. 64 by vote of 5-2. This ordinance appropriates $150,000 away from services for the taxpaying citizens of Fort Collins to pay lawyers for illegal aliens facing immigration proceedings. The ordinance was supported by Susan Gutowsky, Julie Pignataro, Tricia Canonico, Emily Gorgol, and Mayor Jeni Arndt. Only Council Members Kelly Ohlson and Shirley Peel opposed the measure.

As expected, numerous open-borders groups testified in support of the ordinance. There was also a strong showing of Fort Collins residents who testified in opposition.

“The appropriate way to work this [legal defense fund] is through voluntary donations to a nonprofit and possibly with pro bono legal services. Our hard-earned tax dollars are not the City Council’s personal slush fund to do with as you please,” stated one Fort Collins resident.

https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local-legislation/illegal-immigration/fort-collins-passes-legal-defense-fund

[rangerrebew]

I take it US citizens must pay for their own legal needs.

[libertybele]

Well, Ft. Collins and the Denver area will never be the same.  Such a beautiful state.  All states will eventually be overrun with illegals. 

[PeteS in CA]

University town ...

[sneakypete]

Hearing this about Golden would be expected,but not Ft.Collins. Granted,it has been a long times since I have been there nosing around,but still........

The only explanation I can come up with is the city was flooded with new residents that had escaped from California,and the locals were outnumbered and outvoted.

Damn shame. Used to be a nice city,that seemed to be populated by mostly nice people.

[PeteS in CA]

Colorado State University.