Feb 5, 2024 · 280K views · 📍 Denver, CO
Nick Shirley visits Denver, Colorado to document the influx of migrants being housed in hotel shelters at city expense. He interviews migrants and locals about free rent, free government phones, voting, and how migrants make money, and reports migrants sleeping at the airport after eviction.
Programs involved: Lifeline (government phone program)
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Projected city spending to support migrants in the coming year
“projected to spend over $160 million to support migrants in the coming year”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Unpaid medical bills accrued by the city due to migrant influx
“racked up over $10 million in unpaid medical bills”
Stated by Nick Shirley
All figures are as stated in the video — most are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Every dollar figure links to the timestamp where it is said. Extraction QA: Both cost figures are accurately quoted and attributed to the narrator Nick. The single entity is supported by the transcript, and the Lifeline program identification is properly flagged as an inference rather than a direct transcript mention.