Immigrants Have Faced Huge Obstacles To Achieving

Regardless Of The Nature Of Their Crime Or Any Rehabilitation That May Have Occurred, These Ex-felons Cannot Participate In The Decision-making Process Of This Great Nation.

I Am A Firm Believer That Upon Release, Ex-offenders Should Be Afforded A Second Chance To Become Productive Citizens By Providing Rehabilitation And Education That Will Help Them Join The Workforce.

We All Have A Large Stake In Preserving Our Democracy, But I Maintain That Those Without Power In Our Society, The Black, The Brown, The Poor Of All Colors, Have The Largest Stake Not Because We Have The Most To Lose, But Because We Have Worked The Hardest, And Given The Most, For What We Have Achieved.

Meanwhile, Our Young Men And Women Whose Economic Circumstances Make Military Service A Viable Career Choice Are Dying Bravely In A War With No End In Sight.

For A Member To Say, 'i'm A Lame Duck' Violates Political Science 101.