Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Tennessee 7th Congressional District in 2018 Tennessee 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedWe say one thing and we do another and the same people return to DC year after year. If you are brave enough to step outside of your comfort zone and vote conscience over party, we just might be able to do something special! I can guarantee one thing. If I am elected, Washington DC will not be happy to see me in town. It will be like cold water in the face. They are going to be reminded who it is they truly work for. Learn more
Magnets are things like free education in our public school systems, free health care at our hospitals, government handouts, and jobs that pay cash under the table. If you can find ways to turn off the spigot of free handouts, there would be little incentive for people to come here illegally. Learn more
To address the immigrants who are already here but hiding in the shadows, if they have been here for more than a certain period of time and can prove they are self sufficient, you give them the opportunity to make things right. Pay for their illegal behavior by making paying a fine, and back taxes. Then they must become citizens by completing the naturalization process within a specific time period. Learn more
To address the ones coming here illegally on a daily basis we need to remove the magnets that attracts them to come here illegally in the first place. Learn more
To address the legal pathways to citizenship, I am in strong favor of revisiting every aspect of our immigration processes and modernizing the system to make it more fair, and expeditious. Learn more
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