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Originally Posted by David
Ridding the streets of violent crime & thuggery (my single biggest social concern) would be great. How can Clinton do that?
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Good question...
For example...from CNN profile.
"Voted for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. Voted for requiring extensive background checks at gun shows. Supports licensing and registration of handguns, mandatory trigger locks for handguns, holding adults responsible for their children's use of guns, raising the youth handgun ban from age 18 to 21, limiting gun sales to one per month and allowing the Consumer Products Safety Commission regulate guns. "
hillaryclinton.com
"Our immigration system is in crisis. The laws we currently have on the books are inadequate and no longer serve our best interests. As a nation, we place a premium on compassion, respect, and policies that help families, but our immigration laws don't reflect that.
Hillary has consistently called for comprehensive immigration reform that respects our immigrant heritage and honors the rule of law. She believes comprehensive reform must have as essential ingredients a strengthening of our borders, greater cross-cooperation with our neighbors, strict but fair enforcement of our laws, federal assistance to our state and local governments, strict penalties for those who exploit undocumented workers, and a path to earned legal status for those who are here, working hard, paying taxes, respecting the law, and willing to meet a high bar.
Hillary strongly believes we need to do more to know who is in our country by securing our borders and ensuring that employers comply with the law against hiring and exploiting undocumented workers. She supports deploying new technology that can help stop the flow of undocumented immigrants into the country and an employer verification system that is universal, accurate, timely, and does not lead to discrimination and abuse by employers.
Along with these changes, Hillary believes we need to repair those broken portions of our immigration system that irrevocably damage families and force citizens and lawful immigrants to choose between their newly adopted country and living with their spouse or children. We have a national interest in fostering strong families. This is why she introduced an amendment during consideration of the immigration reform bill that would have taken steps to protect the sanctity of families. Our American values demand no less.
And Hillary understands that our immigration policies have a direct impact on American workers. She opposes a guest worker program that exploits workers and creates a supply of cheap labor that undermines the wages of U.S. workers. Hillary believes all workers deserve safe conditions and decent wages. She supports an Ag Jobs program, which will keep our agricultural industry vibrant while enabling agricultural workers to receive the fair wages and labor protections they ought to receive.
When Hillary is president, comprehensive immigration reform will be a top priority.
Hillary has advocated for policies to help smooth the transition of legal immigrants once they arrive in the U.S. so that they can add to our economy and culture.
She championed the Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act, which would give states the option to provide federally funded Medicaid and SCHIP benefits to low-income legal immigrant children and pregnant women.
She wrote the Access to Employment and English Acquisition Act to meet the growing demand for English language courses and other job skills.
She strongly supports the DREAM Act, which provides a path to citizenship through military service or higher education for children who were brought to the U.S. by their parents.
She offered an amendment to make family reunification the guiding principle of our immigration system. "
More from Hillary...
From her days as a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) working as an advocate for children with special needs to her leadership of the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee, Hillary has been a passionate advocate for providing greater educational opportunities to all children. Her work for CDF helped pave the way for the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the first time children with special needs were guaranteed the right to a free, appropriate public education. Her work in Arkansas led to tangible results: teacher salaries doubled, class size fell significantly, learning standards and assessments were implemented, and students were given much greater access to higher-level science and foreign-language courses. Hillary also brought Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, a model parent education program, to the state in order to better prepare all children to start school.
As the nation's First Lady, Hillary promoted the Prescription for Reading program, encouraging pediatricians to "prescribe" that new parents read to their children. She helped create Early Head Start in order to prepare students from low income backgrounds for school. She also spearheaded the administration's efforts to grow an after-school program from a pilot program of $1 million to a $1 billion program, serving children in all 50 states. As a senator, Hillary worked to reform and fully fund No Child Left Behind. She helped enact legislation to recruit and retain teachers and principals to high-need areas. She has been committed to strengthen and fully fund our special education system. She also helped fight off efforts by the Bush administration to slash afterschool funding by 40 percent. As president, Hillary will fight for each and every child in America to have access to the highest quality schools so that they can fulfill their potential and reach their dreams.
Early Childhood Education
Hillary knows that parents are our children's first teachers, and the early years have a tremendous impact on their lives. That is why she will invest heavily in proven strategies to get all children ready for school, including:
Nurse home visitation programs to help new parents develop parenting skills.
Quality child care and Head Start.
Pre-kindergarten for all four-year olds.
K-12
Hillary also knows that we have to improve our K-12 system in order to ensure that every child is prepared to compete in an increasingly global economy. As president, she will:
End the unfunded mandate known as No Child Left Behind.
Meet the funding promises of IDEA to ensure that children with special needs get the attention and support they deserve.
Recruit and retain thousands more outstanding teachers and principals, especially in urban and rural areas.
Cut the minority dropout rate in half.
Create "Green Schools" in order to reduce energy costs and eliminate environmental hazards that can hinder children's development.
Expand early-intervention mentoring programs to help one million at-risk youth aspire for college and job success.
Identify at-risk youth early on and provide $1 billion in intensive interventions, such as early college high schools and multiple pathways to graduation, to get them back on track.
Double the after school program to ensure that 2 million young people have a safe and stimulating place to go between 3 and 6 p.m.
Invest $100 million in a new public/private summer internship program.
Provide opportunity for 1.5 million disconnected youth in job programs linked to high-growth economic sectors.
College Access
In the 21st century, a college education is more important than ever. Hillary believes it's time for a new bargain with the American people -- a bargain that gives all Americans willing to work hard the tools they need to get ahead. Her plan will make college more affordable and accessible so that every American who has earned it and wants to go has the chance to get a college degree. As president, she will:
Create a new $3,500 college tax credit.
Increase the maximum Pell Grant.
Strengthen community colleges through a $500 million investment.
Create a graduation fund to increase college graduation rates.
Increase to $10,000 the college scholarship for those who participate in AmeriCorps full-time for one year.
Get rid of the red tape in financial aid.
Hold college costs down and hold colleges accountable for results though an online college cost calculator, a college graduation and employment rate index, and truth in tuition disclosure.
Challenge selective colleges to expand access for students from low-income communities.
Hillary's PlansUniversal Pre-K
Youth Opportunity Agenda
Plan to Address the Drop-Out Crisis
Making College Affordable for More Families
Protecting Families From Predatory College Loans
A Champion for Educators and Children
Hillary's Plan to Strengthen the Arts
Giving Every Child a Chance
Scientific Integrity and Innovation
Innovation Agenda
Hillary’s Statement on the Bush Administration’s Announcement of More Flexibility Within No Child Left Behind
Plan to Address the Student Loan Crisis
Worker Retraining Initiative
Strengthening the Middle Class Providing Affordable and Accessible Health Care Ending the War in Iraq Promoting Energy Independence and Fighting Global Warming Improving Our Schools Fulfilling Our Promises to Veterans Supporting Parents and Caring for Children Restoring America's Standing in the World A Champion for Women Comprehensive Government Reform Strengthening Our Democracy Reforming our Immigration System Creating Opportunity in Rural America."
Maybe take a look at what she "has" done as a Senator...you can find many of these answers on the internet.
Thank you for your question.
Jim:wavey
By the way this is the unedited portion from my story...
"I think HIllary could put a stop to the crimes happening in our own country...all the way from the people we elected (or bought their way into office) to the criminal CEOs of companies...to the crime ridden hate filled streets...
I'm ending with this...I have no benefits...nothing to fall back on. I have no more pension...I have no more voice...it has been robbed by the likes of George, Mitt and the others that do their best to benefit people like them...and screw people like us. Look really hard at Hillary's website and maybe you too will find a way for the world to heal...as you know someone really, really great said..."we're crying out for love..." and "...you'd like to save me..."