Democratic Governor Of State Impacted By Venezuelan Gangs Claims Party Should Have ‘Huge’ Advantage On Border

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado claimed Sunday that the city of Aurora “turned the corner” regarding crime, despite reports of a Venezuelan gang taking over an apartment complex, and said that Democrats should have an advantage on immigration.

Polis initially denied that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado despite a local TV station airing video of the gang’s activity, calling it the product of a local leader’s “imagination.” Polis praised Aurora as a “diverse” city and said crime had declined the past two years.

“I went shopping in Aurora yesterday,” Polis told “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan. “What a lot of Americans need to know is Aurora is over 400,000 people, it’s Colorado’s third largest city. Violent crime is down two years in a row, car thefts are down two years in a row. It’s a wonderful city. I’m there all the time. It’s really a great, diverse city and it’s growing fast. It will probably be the number one or two city in Colorado over the next decade or two. So it’s a great city, safer than it’s been. And, look, like any city, Chicago, L.A., mid-sized cities, Denver, of course, there’s been an issue with gangs for decades in Aurora and I feel like we’ve finally turned the corner.”

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