Hope all had YOUNGSTERS ENJOY PAL’S JUNIOR POLICE JAMBOREE
On Wednesday, June 19, children from Police Athletic League centers throughout the Bronx, including
MS 118, PS 47, PS 48 and the Webster Center, participated in the 11th Annual Junior Police Jamboree at
the PAL Edward Byrne Center in Queens. Over 300 young “recruits” from PAL centers citywide displayed
projects highlighting leadership qualities and community service opportunities, while members of the
NYPD demonstrated offi cer training activities.
(Above) First Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Tucker (2nd from right, backrow) surrounded by PAL kids
and staff from the Webster Center, and NYPD offi cers at the 11th Annual Junior Police Jamboree.
Courtesy of Police Athletic League
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Association
a happy and safe
July 4th, Happy
Birthday America!
The Boosters
threw an
outstanding 4th
BBQ with great
attendance from members and
friends, nice to get together for
some laughs. Thanks to all that
put in the heavy lifting to get it
done.
Save the date, on Saturday,
August 3 at 10:30 a.m. we will
have the honor of renaming the
street outside our lounge area
in the name of our brother and
friend Doc Paul. Doc’s family
will be there to celebrate this
great day with us, so make sure
you don’t miss it.
Make sure
you are current
with your membership
dues,
September is
right around
the corner and
monthly meetings
will resume.
The Marine Corps League
is also on hiatus for the summer
months but will be back in
September as well, always looking
for a ‘Few Good Marines’.
Rumor has it there is talk of
putting together a Ladies Auxiliary
at the post, we have not
had one in some time, will keep
you posted. That’s all for now.
We are stronger as one, let’s
work together. God bless America!
On July 4th, 1776 it would
take time for news of the declaration
to spread through
the colonies, soon to be a
small, new America going up
against a superpower.
One thing the patriots
knew, if they lost, they would
be hanging from the highest
trees.
Even if they didn’t get
caught, they obviously could
never go home to England
again. Quite the commitment
to a new crazy idea of a free
government of the people, by
the people.
And we have to think twice
if we have enough time to go
vote? We are too busy to join
a veteran’s organization? We
don’t fl y our fl ag because it’s a
little bit of ‘work’ to put it out
and bring it in?
I forget which great American
said it (see what I mean)
but we will probably end up
being destroyed from within
before being conquered.
We Legionnaires say “...to
inculcate an individual sense
of obligation to the community,
state and nation, to foster
and perpetuate a 100%
Americanism...” Patriots!
We have the deck and con,
manning the watch handed
down to us, hopefully not necessarily
to defend our shores
someday, but to at least defend
our values and help our
vets and their families who
need us, that’s “...devotion to
mutual helpfullness.” Won’t
you join us, Patriot?
Until next time: Now get
up, get out Old Glory and fl y
her proudly from your home
and job. Every day, proudly,
respectfully.
The 2020 presidential elections
are rapidly approaching,
and the threat of compromising
the integrity of the system
due to illegal alien voting
is again a grave concern. Discussion
of illegal immigration
issues, however, is rapidly met
with false charges of racism.
Indeed, despite a stunning
infl ux of up to 100,000 people
crossing the southern border
illegally each month, we are
told that there is no crisis.
The Federation for American
Immigration Reform outlines
the extraordinary fi scal
burden imposed on U.S. taxpayers
by illegal immigrants.
“At the federal, state, and local
levels, taxpayers shell out
approximately $134.9 billion
to cover the costs incurred
by the presence of more than
12.5 million illegal aliens, and
about 4.2 million citizen children
of illegal aliens. That
amounts to a tax burden of approximately
$8,075 per illegal
alien family member and a total
of $115,894,597,664. The total
cost of illegal immigration
to U.S. taxpayers is both staggering
and crippling. In 2013,
FAIR estimated the total cost
to be approximately $113 billion.
So, in under four years,
the cost has risen nearly $3
billion. This is a disturbing
and unsustainable trend.”
The crisis is more than
just dollars and cents. A General
Accounting Offi ce study
of 55,322 incarcerated illegal
aliens found that they
were arrested at least a total
of 459,614 times, averaging
about 8eightarrests per illegal
alien. Nearly all had more
than one arrest. Crimes included
murder, assault, rape,
fraud, burglary, counterfeiting,
and drug offenses.
There is not much of a mystery
why Democrats are so eager
to cover up the harsh realities
of illegal immigration.
Numerous analyses, including
one by the Center for Immigration
Studies, fi nd that
new immigrants consistently
and solidly support Democrat
candidates. “A comparison of
voting patterns in presidential
elections across counties
over the last three decades
shows that large-scale immigration
has caused a steady
drop in presidential Republican
vote shares throughout
the country. Once politically
marginal counties are now
safely Democratic due to the
propensity of immigrants, especially
Latinos, to identify
and vote Democratic. The partisan
impact of immigration
is relatively uniform throughout
the country, even though
local Republican parties have
taken different positions on
illegal immigration….this
Improve(s) Democratic electoral
prospects.”
Noting the reality that
those entering the United
States unlawfully are, far too
frequently, illegally voting
raises the ire of those who understand
and benefi t from the
dynamic of how this affects
elections.
A 2004 study by the Federation
for American Immigration
Reform noted:
“There is evidence that
noncitizens are being registered
and casting votes, but
due to the laxity in checking
the eligibility of registrants
and voters the full extent of
the problem is not known.
One of the most extensively
documented cases of illegal
voting was in California in
1996. Loretta Sanchez, a Democrat,
defeated Republican incumbent
Robert Dornan by
984 votes. Dornan called for
an investigation of alleged illegal
voting by noncitizens.
According to Congressional
Quarterly…’Task force Chairman
U.S. Representative
Vernon J. Ehlers, R-Mich.,
said investigators had found
concrete evidence of 748 illegal
votes by noncitizens…’“A
lack of attention to the phenomenon
of noncitizen voting
and a failure to impose penalties
against those who cast
votes fraudulently has rendered
laws against such activity
meaningless. It is a federal
crime to vote illegally.”
The enthusiasm evident in
Democrat-controlled states to
allow illegals to obtain drivers’
licenses is a key part of
this drive to change the balance
of political power. The
Obama Administration took
action which had the effect of
increasing the likelihood of
illegals being able to register
to vote. The Democratic Party
has consistently opposed reasonable
and necessary measures
to prevent voter fraud.
In a 2015 letter to the Obama
Administration, Ohio’s Secretary
of State, Jon Husted
noted: “…recent executive actions
could jeopardize their integrity
by making it much easier
for people who are not U.S.
citizens to illegally register
and cast ballots. “The source
of the problem is that the recent
executive actions enable
millions of non-U.S. citizens
to obtain valid Social Security
numbers and driver’s licenses.
Under federal law, any person
with a valid Social Security
number or driver’s license can
register to vote, so long as they
attest to their eligibility to do
so. As a result, the recent executive
actions dramatically
expand the opportunities for
illegal voter registrations
in Ohio and other states by
non-citizen voters who have
valid forms of identifi cation
and who willingly or negligently
affi rm their eligibility
to vote. This problem is especially
serious in the context
of third-party voter registration
drives, which are prevalent
in Ohio and other states.
Such drives occur outside of
the presence of election offi -
cials who could explain that
citizenship—not mere lawful
presence—is a fundamental
requirement for registering
to vote and who can caution
non-citizens against erroneous
attestations. “In short, by
enabling millions of non-citizens
to access valid forms of
the types of identifi cation required
to register to vote, the
recent executive actions have
increased the risk that noncitizens
may illegally register
to vote and vote in our elections…”