But It Seems so Obvious

An article in the Wall Street Journal this week was about the dramatic downswing in serious crimes (murder, robbery, car theft, etc) in the US. They quoted ‘expert’ after ‘expert’ with ideas on just why this was happening. That included everything from murderers killing murderers to a lowering of alcohol consumption. There was one paragraph on the fact that in some cities laws are being enforced and people are being put in jail.

One thing not mentioned, or even hinted at, is the fact that we have over the past year removed hundreds of thousands of criminals, gang bangers, killers, rapists, child molesters from the streets and returned them to the country from which they entered the US illegally. Wouldn’t it seem logical that the crime rate would head down if the criminals were removed?

The crime rate has been going up during the period that our nation’s border has been a sieve and illegals can just walk in and begin to carry out whatever crimes they want. It has gone down, a lot, since the border has been closed and (dare I say it) ICE has been on the streets and picking up criminals and sending then out of the country.

These killers aren’t just from Latin America but also from Africa and the Middle East. They come from cultures different from ours. When you grow up in countries built on narco terrorism and then come to another country, you bring that culture with you. If you take those folks off the streets, the cops are freed up to go after local criminals and keep them at bay.

If you come from a culture where gangs, thievery, murder, and mass killings, like in many African countries, then you bring that culture with you. If you come from areas like the middle east where ‘Death to America’ is a common chant, you bring that culture with you.

If you stop those people from coming, and remove those that are here, crime rates plummet. Why is this so hard to understand? You would think the WSJ could at least mention it.

JVH

But It Seems so Obvious

An article in the Wall Street Journal this week was about the dramatic downswing in serious crimes (murder, robbery, car theft, etc) in the US. They quoted ‘expert’ after ‘expert’ with ideas on just why this was happening. That included everything from murderers killing murderers to a lowering

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But It Seems so Obvious

An article in the Wall Street Journal this week was about the dramatic downswing in serious crimes (murder, robbery, car theft, etc) in the US. They quoted ‘expert’ after ‘expert’ with ideas on just why this was happening. That included everything from murderers killing murderers to a lowering

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About The Author

John Van Horn

JVH grew up among the orange groves in Ventura County just north of Los Angeles. His mother taught elementary students, his father ran the local newspaper. After graduating from UCLA and spending three years in the Army during the Vietnam era, he returned home and worked with his father on the local weekly. He sold the paper and moved to Los Angeles to attempt to make his fortune. He spent two decades managing the sales of parking revenue control equipment for a major US manufacturer.

In 1996 he founded Parking Today magazine. He sold Parking Today in 2024 and is now ‘sort of “retired. During his tenure as publisher of PT, he was honored to have been asked to speak before Parking Audiences in China, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Canada, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, France, Spain, and the UK. His travels in the US have taken him before groups in 20 states. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Robyn and dog Gigi.

JVH continues to publish his “Death by Parking” series of books (he is now working on his third) and blogs regularly. His comments can be found at jvhreflections.com. He can be reached at jvh@jvhreflections.com

Our History

They, whoever ‘they’ are, say that your personality is formed very early in life. My folks are from the Ozarks in Missouri. They left for California on December 6, 1941. My dad told me if they had waited one more day, they never would have come.  Read More

death by parking

Paul Manning always wanted to be a cop. During the Korean War he was an MP. When he returned to Los Angeles he joined the LAPD. That’s when it began to spiral in. He and his partner came upon a woman being raped. Paul tolerated a lot, but not violence against women. Before his partner could stop him, he beat the perp within an inch of his life.