Posted on 03/10/2020 7:50:39 PM PDT by lowbridge
“Escape from New York” is a 1980s film that takes place in a dystopian world of crime and violence. The science fiction movie portrays crime running rampant across the country — forcing the island of Manhattan to be reconfigured into a maximum-security prison. When the president of the United States crash-lands on the island, forces are deployed to get him out.
Although the situation in present day New York has not devolved to that level, residents are becoming increasingly determined to leave. According to recent U.S. Census and IRS data, a net 180,000 people fled the state in 2018 — the largest migration out of any area in the country. Nearly 1.4 million residents have left New Yorksince 2010.
It’s not difficult to imagine why.
Recently-adopted statewide bail reform legislation has accompanied a surge of criminal activity. It’s particularly evident in the Big Apple. Under the new reform, pretrial detention and cash bail options are eliminated for many crimes. Criminal defendants who would otherwise be held in custody awaiting trial under the supervision of a judge are free to roam the streets.
Supporters argue the policy levels the playing field for those at all income levels. But there’s a catch. While it may take money out of the equation for people accused of crimes, it subjects everyone else to more criminal behavior. It’s especially concerning considering that many of the “non-violent” offenses included under the bail reform are not so “non-violent.” Vehicular manslaughter, third-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon are among them.
New York City (NYC) is also failing to comply with federal immigration policy — subjecting its residents to even more danger. As a “sanctuary city,” NYC is protecting undocumented immigrants who are marked for deportation by the federal government. By refusing to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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I don’t think PA has to worry; many of the people leaving NY and NJ are following jobs down into the southeast. PA will be dealing with some of the same issues, and it won’t be NY voters causing it; the state is dominated by cities on either end.
They vote for it, then leave. Arrive in a free state and vote for it again. O goody.
Isn't there some place we can intern these refugees?
New York.
NYC nearly went bankrupt in the mid 1970s. At the time President Ford squashed the idea of a federal bailout prompting the famous New York Daily News headline: Ford to City: Drop Dead.
Maybe Trump can repeat history when DeBlasio does a repeat.
Oh, it feels so good... Give me so more......./s
It's the collapse of civil society... Need more ammo... :(
Called metastasizing.
Got 3 on my block here in NC.
The boomers are retiring to Florida.
Leaving the mess they created by voting Democrat and going to ruin Florida Georgia and Texas. New Yorkers are too stupid and too arrogant to realize they caused their own problems
Well, I did. Of course, I’m trying to fit in where I settled and not upend the state with stupid liberal ideas!
Once liberal voters have destroyed their respective states, they leave to destroy others. They’re not leaving because they’re fed up, they’re leaving because they finished the job.
FTA: Nearly 1.4 million residents have left New York since 2010.
The democrats will only make things worse for those that stay behind.
Unfortunately the fleeing residents will vote the same types in at their new location and this will repeat.
Yeah but we are an important battlegrounnd state that can still be won.we.cpild use all the help we can get.
Good point. It’s all so corrupt.
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