Author’s note Sunday morning, June 23, 2019: the promising new immigration news I wrote about on Friday was just stomped on by some really bad news and a very misguided decision from the White House yesterday. An update follows my original post.
Stop Policing Communities Where Only Color Matters
Keeping the streets safe is becoming impossible because of cowardly Democratic politics that bows to activists to keep the votes coming in. If we can’t tolerate police using force against criminals of color, then we should stop policing communities where race is more important than the law.
Police Battle Guns, Justice Dept., and Democrats
Police faced with bodies lying in the hot summer streets of a big city are a far cry from jargon-laden comments issued by the Justice Dept. and Attorney General Loretta Lynch about youth, guns, and violence:
In addition to our federal efforts, we are advancing a number of comprehensive, collaborative initiatives with state and local partners – because we understand that the best way to make a difference in communities is to work hand-in-hand with the people who live and work in our communities every day.
Greatest Accomplishment for Illinois Was This?
At the end of another abysmal 12 months Illinois can finally declare without a doubt what its greatest accomplishment was in 2015: talk. Lots and lots of talk.
This time there was a Republican at the helm.
Bruce Rauner has been sitting in the governor’s seat for a year.
Prison Pipeline? School Spending is a Political Scam
“Pipeline to prison” is a slogan you are going to hear many times over the next year. What it means is that no matter how much money taxpayers give to schools, kids are going from kindergarten to the big house because we aren’t paying enough.
Illinois Liberal Politics Won’t Stop Chicago Shootings
Liberal politics in Illinois did not prevent Obama’s hometown from becoming a slaughterhouse. Spending for neighborhood projects and community initiatives has not stopped Chicago shootings. After the city celebrated Independence Day weekend with over 80 shootings, the summer has settled into a comfortable pattern of daily news of more shootings to the accompaniment of tiresome calls to end gun violence and take back the city’s worst neighborhoods.
Sanctuary Cities are No Havens for Taxpayers
Chicago and other big cities have a problem. There are fewer and fewer things left on which to levy fees and taxes. Fortunately for illegal immigrants, being short on cash only encourages sanctuary cities to obstruct federal law. Strong words from Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a speech in Sacramento, California won’t matter to public officials who know that illegals work and spend just like citizens. The problem is that isn’t all they do, but criminal immigrants are not a threat we’ll hear much about from big city mayors beholden to the sanctuary movement.