Denver Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston said there would be mass public resistance if President-elect Donald Trump implemented a mass deportation effort of illegal immigrants from federal forces, likening it to a “Tiananmen Square moment.”
On June 3, 1989, after weeks of student moments in Beijing, China, the Chinese communist government declared martial law and sent troops to Tiananmen Square. Government troops entered central Beijing on June 4; many people — estimates range from hundreds to thousands — were killed, including demonstrators, bystanders, and soldiers.
“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,” Common Sense Institute Colorado reported in May 2024. “The Common Sense Institute estimates city, education, and healthcare organizations have…
