Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas took to social media on Tuesday to share that he is more than willing to take in asylum-seekers and refugees from overcrowded cities such as New York City and Denver and let them work in his city. 

“All are welcome in Kansas City,” Lucas wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Proud to work with my fellow mayors like [Denver Mayor Mike Johntson] and [New York City Mayor Eric Adams] as we work to ensure decompression of new arriving communities and collaboration among cities, labor, non-profits, and federal officials.”

Since April 2022, New York City has received more than 180,000 immigrants. As a sanctuary city, New York City has 64,400 immigrants in its shelters, with Adams pleading the Biden administration for federal assistance. Current estimates reveal the cost of caring for the immigrants will put the city back $10 billion through next fiscal year. 

Denver has sheltered more than 41,000 immigrants who have come across the southern border, costing the city $68 million. The Denver City Council’s Finance and Governance Committee recently approved cutting about $41 million to support the city’s migrant response. 

Mayors have called on the Biden administration to make it easier for migrant workers to attain working visas in the hope of easing the burden posed on cities. 

Kansas City has not been hit with an influx of immigrants like New York, Chicago, and Denver have, but Lucas believes businesses in Kansas City short on workers would greatly benefit from laborers. 

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“We need a lot more employees,” Lucas told Bloomberg. “If there are people who are willing and ready to work, then I believe that there could be a place for them.”

Kansas City’s new budget has $1 million set aside for immigrants, offering short-term housing, healthcare, and job training.