Lakewood Supports Migrants Becoming Workers and Residents

Lakewood Mayor Wendi Strom supported new migrants becoming “proud workers and residents of Colorado” by approving a letter from the Metro Mayors Caucus. A copy of the letter itself was provided by the Caucus, not by Lakewood, and is shown below. Unlike other legislative positions, this letter was not discussed in public and was not subject to Council committee vote. However, the letter does specifically state that it represents community members, not just the Mayor’s personal opinion. The letter requests three things: fast-tracked work permits, legal services, and federal funding.  Border enforcement is not mentioned, nor is removing Colorado’s sanctuary status.  Read the letter below.

Work authorizations and federal funding are parts of what people know as “immigration reform” rather than what people know as “border security”.

Recent community meetings show that Lakewood residents are very interested in the migrant issue and would like a say in these decisions. However, instead of publicly discussing the issue, Mayor Strom approved the letter while residents were conducting their own community meetings in preparation to hear what actions Lakewood planned on taking on February 12.

Resident voices are being signed in support of this federal issue, whether they approve or not, with no public explanation from their local representative.

The letter itself is not available on the Metro Mayors Caucus nor Lakewood’s website. When asked for the letter, Lakewood responded that the letter and associated emails would cost $134 to provide. Fortunately, the Metro Mayors Caucus released the letter to Kim Monson, host of the Kim Monson Show, who heard about the letter directly from Strom.

The letter is only signed by the Mayor of Golden, as representative of the Metro Mayor Caucus. Only 26 of the 38 member communities needed to approve the letter on behalf of them all. Which communities voted yea or nay is not listed but Mayor Strom’s email shows that she joined in “signing on to the letter…. in support” of these actions on behalf of Lakewood.

Note: If you are not in Lakewood, ask your representative if they voted in favor of these measures

This letter of support was not mentioned on Lakewood’s website regarding migrant misinformation. There is no other webpage on migrant information. The letter was not mentioned during the February 12 meeting when residents were assembled to hear news about Lakewood, Colorado migrant actions.

Read the letter for yourself below.