FBI Crime Statistics Revision Exposes Reform Failures as Non-Citizen Voting Concerns Mount

On the October 29, 2024 broadcast, Kim Monson tackled three major election-season issues: the FBI’s quiet revision of violent crime statistics with Texas bail attorney Ken Good, local TABOR repeal efforts with Free State Colorado founder Brandon Wark, and the potential impact of non-citizen voting on the 2024 presidential election with Center for Immigration Studies research director Steven Camarota. Colorado House District 2 candidate Michael DiManna also outlined his pro-public safety platform.

TABOR Under Siege in Metro Denver

Start listening at 15:40 – Hour 1

Brandon Wark, founder of Free State Colorado, sounds the alarm on ballot measures in Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, and RTD that would strip taxpayers of constitutional protections under Article 10, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, commonly known as TABOR. Wark explains that all three measures use the same deceptive language, beginning with “without increasing the tax rate,” to mask their real purpose: allowing government to keep excess tax revenue indefinitely rather than returning it to taxpayers.

Wark reveals that a breaking CBS Denver report uncovered Jefferson County knowingly over-collected $30 million in property taxes in 2023. CORA emails obtained by taxpayer advocate Natalie Metten show county officials deliberately delayed refunds while waiting to see whether ballot measure 1A would pass, allowing them to pocket the surplus. Wark urges voters to reject these measures and defend TABOR as the constitutional guardrail that prevents Colorado from becoming California.

“So it is so important that voters reject these measures, tell these local governments to live within their means, and stop over-collecting tax revenue.”

Brandon Wark, Founder, Free State Colorado

FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Data Weeks Before Election

Start listening at 31:14 – Hour 1

Ken Good, a Texas bail attorney who has argued cases before the Supreme Court, breaks down the FBI’s quiet revision of its 2022 crime statistics, the sole data point cited by those claiming crime was declining. Good explains that every other federal metric, including the CDC’s homicide data and the DOJ’s annual victimization survey, already showed crime rising. The revision eliminates the only evidence underpinning bail reform and criminal justice leniency experiments across the country.

Good traces the mechanics of how lax enforcement drives crime upward: when courts dismiss cases due to backlogs created by failure-to-appear rates, the resulting de facto decriminalization signals to criminals that offenses carry no consequences. He points to Houston, Texas, where a third to half of open murder cases have not produced an arrest, and to domestic violence victims who can no longer rely on the justice system for protection. Good argues that restoring accountability starts with the simple step of making people show up in court and holding them accountable when they do not.

“If they were to admit that crime has increased, then that blows a hole in all of these reforms that they’ve been saying, oh, we can do this and crime will not increase.”

Ken Good, Texas Bail Attorney

How Non-Citizen Voting Could Tip Battleground States

Start listening at 70:00 – Hour 2

Steven Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, presents findings from his co-authored analysis examining how many non-citizens would need to vote to affect the 2024 presidential election. With roughly 24 million non-citizens in the United States, including an estimated 10 to 14 million illegal immigrants, Camarota identifies Arizona and Georgia as the two battleground states most vulnerable to even small-scale non-citizen voting, where less than 2 percent participation would exceed the previous presidential election’s margin of victory.

Camarota details the explosive growth in illegal immigration under the Biden administration, estimating eight to ten million new illegal immigrants settled in the country since 2021 through a combination of released asylum seekers, 2.3 million gotaways, visa overstayers, and 400,000 flown in via the CBP One app. He explains that while systematic evidence of large-scale non-citizen voting remains limited, the motor-voter registration system creates pathways for accidental or intentional registration. The risk magnifies dramatically at the congressional and local level, where 24 districts have non-citizen populations exceeding one-fifth of residents.

“Less than 2 percent, roughly speaking, in both of those states, if the noncitizens that we know of, at least, that are showing up in the data, if they were to vote, it would be larger than the margin of victory in the last presidential election.”

Steven Camarota, Director of Research, Center for Immigration Studies

Fighting for Public Safety in Colorado’s State Legislature

Start listening at 105:00 – Hour 2

Michael DiManna, a 51-year practicing attorney running for Colorado House District 2, contrasts his platform with that of his opponent on criminal justice. DiManna points out that despite the governor’s January pledge to make Colorado a top-ten state for public safety, the Democratic legislature failed to pass a single pro-citizen crime bill during the entire session, including one mandating sentences for child sex traffickers.

DiManna argues that Colorado’s approach of reducing bail requirements, lessening fentanyl penalties, and opposing mandatory sentences has made the state criminal-friendly rather than citizen-friendly. He calls for ending sanctuary city policies and restoring the ability of police officers to contact ICE when arresting individuals suspected of being in the country illegally, a straightforward measure he believes would immediately improve public safety in Denver and surrounding communities.

“The whole legislative session this year has not passed a single pro-citizen piece of legislation to go after criminals, not one.”

Michael DiManna, Candidate, Colorado House District 2

Personal Injury Law and Workers’ Compensation Rights

Start listening at 63:27 – Hour 2

Jon Boesen of Boesen Law details the range of personal injury cases his firm handles, from motor vehicle collisions and slip-and-fall accidents to workers’ compensation claims. Boesen stresses that employees injured on the job, whether performing their duties or running an errand for their employer, must report injuries immediately and in writing to preserve their legal rights.

Boesen warns that waiting even two or three months to report a workplace injury can severely damage a worker’s claim, as what begins as minor back pain can develop into something far more significant. He urges anyone who has been injured through another party’s negligence to seek legal counsel right away, emphasizing that early advice is the most valuable protection against mistakes that can undermine a case.

“Anyone that is working is a W-2 employee that gets injured doing any aspect of their job, working within the course and scope of their employment.”

Jon Boesen, Boesen Law