So, I got the pleaseure of attending one of the Democratic Party's Obama get together, up in AZ-01. We had a great time, watched some silly YouTubes, and got to hear from Flagstaff's candidate Howard Shanker.
Shanker gave a quick stump speech, and then fielded a handful of questions, which he really has the most progressive stances of any of the field. He wants Universal Healthcare. He wants to return America's reputation on the world stage. He wants to return to a responsible budget.
Shanker also wants to abandon the idea of a wall across our southern border, because of the basic economics; as long as there is a market for that labor, they will come, over, under or around that wall. The other little problem is that the wall will cost about $1 trillion, and we'll probably need to find some cheap labor, who is willing to work out in that hot sun... hmmmm... Maybe we could hire some of those Mexicans?
Shanker's idea is to reform our immigration policy with immigrants paying us a fee instead of coyotes $3000, and enforce our workplaces, and more interior enforcement, then we can focus on drug smugglers, and terrorists.
We had one gentleman, who of course had a hardline, build-a-wall mind, and unable to understand the economics of labor markets. If people are willing to hire illegals, and the wage is high enough, they will come.
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I've heard all the candidates for the CD-1 seat talk about immigration. Shanker is the only one with a sensible plan. Kirkpatrick called the people walking across the border looking for jobs "terrorists." (You can see the video of it, from a debate, on YouTube). Shanker has my vote.
Thx Helen,
and yes, Kirkpatrick is one for dramatics.
She'd still be much better than Ricki 34 indictments Renzi, but yes I'm for Shanker.
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