by Robert M. Traxler

Crime statistics are going to be a major factor in this election, as will the massive illegal immigration crisis. We should understand that the migrants who commit crimes in sanctuary states and cities will not be identified as such. The police agencies are required to disregard immigration status in reporting statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Report.

The immigration status of felons arrested, to include violent felons, are not reported to the Department of Homeland security in many jurisdictions, so they will not be deported under federal law. The crimes committed by migrants will not be reported, thus not counted by the politically correct movement. The argument will be made that the conservative movement is racist, and thus they are creating a problem that the statistics do not support. Indeed, if you look at the statistics, crime in some blue cities and states is going down; any opinion to the contrary is racist and may be canceled by our politically correct media, and on social media. 

The definition of crime has been rewritten in progressive jurisdictions, downgrading reportable crimes to nonreportable. Much will be made of the murder rate going down in cities with Democratic mayors; to reduce the murder rate, they change murder to manslaughter, or from murder to negligent homicide, and immediately the murder rate decreases. The watchdogs of government, the media, will not violate the tenets of political correctness and point out the deception. 

The cashless bail movement in progressive cities is one that is puzzling. One of the burdens of proof for release on bail is ties to the community. “Migrants,” like the folks who assaulted New York City police officers have no job or family in the jurisdiction, no property, no ties, but they are released on cashless bail. Three of those who assaulted New York police officers released on cashless bail fled the city.

It is not politically correct to say out loud, but the broken windows theory of law enforcement works: Enforce the small crimes and reduce the major crimes; take the criminal out of society and crime goes down. Toss all the social programs you wish on our society, and the crime recidivist numbers remain fairly constant; 75% reoffend. The reoffend percentage of 75% arguably goes back to the Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia in 1720. 

Crime, the economy and illegal immigration are major factors for the upcoming elections. The books are being cooked on crime and the progressive movement is now blaming traditional corporations, not the nouveau riche in Silicon Valley, who donate hundreds of millions directly and indirectly to the Democrats for “shrinkflation.” The media is helping the socialist party transfer the guilt for the 11,400,000 “migrants” to Republicans, even as progressives continue to facilitate the invasion of illegals with billions in free stuff. 

The corporations are getting rich producing goods in China, items or components we all need to survive, like antibiotics and medical equipment, along with darn near everything that has a microchip or microprocessor, from phones to insulin pumps (the Chips Act is for DOD and foreign governments only). The corporations tithe to the environmental groups, then the environmental groups pass on millions to Democrats using corporate and government money.

Colleges and universities donate disproportionately to Democrats, who make it easier for our young to borrow thousands and go deeper in debt, to pay for an education that may not prepare them for future employment. One major item going up in cost at a rate greater than inflation is higher education. Progressives are mute to college presidents and professors making millions.

President Trump has stated that he will hold China and corporations accountable for the loss of American jobs, and our lack of ability to produce lifesaving drugs and equipment in our nation. The Silicon Valley billionaires are threatened by a future president who will disrupt their gravy train with China.

The environmental corporations who are being paid off by the nouveau riche to allow China and other “emerging nations” to pollute massively are paying off the progressives to shut up, something that would never happen to the liberals of old who had values and standards. Liberals of old would not stand for the cancel culture censoring free speech and freedom of assembly as progressives do, under the veil of bullying, hate speech or incorrect speech, even to further socialism.

President Joe Biden has made two fund raising trips in three months to meet the Silicon Valley billionaires who are in bed with China, that should tell us something. My opinion.