Let’s pretend that you voted for something because it sounded like the “nice” thing to do. If this nice thing then proved to be not so nice, how long would you have to wait before voting again? When it comes to a candidate that you voted for, you would have to wait until his/her term had expired … no matter how poorly that elected individual was performing. But what if the thing that you voted for was not an actual person, but rather a concept. Here I am not referring to Oregon’s recent law that abolished all but minuscule penalties for possession of hard drugs, and has turned out to be a total disaster. Rather I am referring to the populace of New York City voting to be a sanctuary city.
From the Daily Wire:
New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that his administration would be making significant cuts affecting NYPD and Education Department budgets, saying the cuts are necessary to deal with the ongoing illegal immigration crisis. Adams’ budget cuts will freeze police hiring. The budget cuts will also slash the city’s Education Department budget by more than $1 billion over the next two years, affecting school programs and libraries. The cuts to the NYPD come just a month after Adams said the Big Apple needs more police officers as the city faces a rise in felony and misdemeanor assaults and car thefts.
From the Daily Mail:
The mayor announced a $110.5 billion budget, claiming cuts across all departments were necessary after the city spent $1.45 billion in fiscal 2023 on the migrant crisis. The city is predicted to spend approximately $12 billion on the ongoing migrant crisis within the next two years. The budget cuts would cause NYPD officers to be cut by a fifth, or 13.5 percent, by postponing the next five academy classes, bringing officers below 30,000 – down from 36,000.
So the citizens of NYC are now paying the price for voting to be a sanctuary city, and apparently will continue to pay the price for doing the “nice” thing. Serves them right!
11/20/23