We Have A Immigration Problem

No I'm not talking about foreign refuges or asylum seekers coming into this country

I'm talking about those like reported on January 15, 2016 by WFMZ-- "Police apprehend suspect in killing of man in Allentown-- Ulric McKenzie arrested early Friday in the Bronx-- McKenzie will remain in custody in New York, pending an extradition hearing."



Good Lord how long have I been reading about this kind of stuff. It's as though Allentown has become the sixth borough of New York City. No wonder Allentown is called 'The Little Apple'.

Forget about foreign terrorists or Syrian refugees posing major criminal threats to this area. It isn't those coming by boat or plane, but rather these who are shuttling back and forth via Interstate 78 (hopefully not in stolen cars).

The crimes I'm reading about aren't being committed by those who have lived here in this city and around this neck of the woods for years. I can't think of a time a Schmidt, Gehringer or someone from Blue Ball or Intercourse Pennsylvania was picked up for a crime committed around here by New York City police.

We Have A Immigration Problem
That's the long and short of it. People move in and out of this area (Allentown especially) like it were some sort of stay in a motel. Essentially Allentown facilitates and encourages this kind of behavior by allowing even more rentals to become readily available. Instead of using intelligent zoning ordinances encouraging ownership we continue to entice people allowing them to easily drift in and out of the city.

I'm trying really hard to be nice in the way I'm saying this, but if I were to put it more bluntly... What kind of asshole policy is it that encourages even more people to blow in and out of this city without having to invest some sort of long term skin in the game?

What the hell kind of sense does it make to have 5 or 10 renters move into a block over that of 1 or 2 who actually own and have a vested interest in it?

Much the same applies to the NIZ. Why should a business give a hoot if they can simply pack up and move without having a stake in the building they occupy over the long term. Why should they give a shit anymore then any other renter what local government does if they can simply pack up and move somewhere else?

It's all about assuming ownership and the long term stake each has in both the success for the city and for themselves. Without these elements no one nor the city will ever achieve the kind of bullshit being spewed by those who'd have us believe otherwise.