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Brian McNamara Moderate Senator from Nevada.

The senator from my state that I am most like is senator Harry Reid ( http://reid.senate.gov/ ). I agree on several of his issues like finding an efficient energy source and rewriting the immigration law. The energy sources that we use now are not going to last forever. Whether it be in our lives or our childrens, we need to find a cleaner, cheaper, and more abundant energy source. Another big problem is the amount of illegal immigrans in our country. Whether it be putting more security on the boarders or in the seas, we need to stop people from sneaking into our country and causing unnecessary problems.

5 interesting facts: 1. Nevada is the driest state in the nation. 2. Navada is the gambling Capitol of the nation. 3. Navada has more mountain ranges than any other state. 4. It is still "legal" to hang someone who shoots your dog n your property. 5. The majority of Nevada is Christian.

5 issue related facts: 1. There are about 170,000 illegal aliens in Nevada. 2. Tax pagers are feeling the burden of immigration because they must pay for health care and other services for illegal immigrants. 3. Reno-Sparks, NV is the 22 least polluted region. 4. Las Vegas, NV is the 21 most polluted city by ozone. 5. The drinking, purchasing, and consumption age in Nevada is 21.

3 Issues: Immigration: immigration issues have been woven into U.S. history since the very beginning of our country. In 1820 the federal government began to keeping records on the number of illegal immigrants coming into the U.S. From then to 2005, over 70,000,000 immigrants have entered the States. When the Irish came to America in the 1840's because of the Great Potato Famine, they touched off a strong anti-immigrant movement. When other waves of aliens started coming in that were more different than the irish, they were met with stiff prejudice and even anti-immigrant laws. But some people tried to argue that America was an "immigration nation" and is part of our cultural identity. A frequently used argument avaunt immigration is that these aliens take away jobs from real citizens. A poll on 2006 found that 52% of Americans said that they were a burden while only 44% said they strengthen our country with their hard work. I would put myself in that 52%. I believe that immigrants burden our country by taking our jobs, housing, and health care. Which is why I was glad when in 2006 George W. Bush sent the national guard to the U.S.-Mexican border. For now, that is the most effective way to slow down immigration while we find a better solution.

Air Pollution: Air pollution has been a worldwide problem scince the 14th century. About 3 million people die worldwide from breathing polluted air and about 70,000 die in the U.S. alone. Air pollution became much worse with the industrial revolution in the 19th century. This created huge clouds of smoke that hung over urban cities. However, governments usually accepted the problem as an unfortunate side effect of a growing country. Even the beautiful Artic began to become polluted by the 1950's. The first successful piece of legislation concerned with air pollution was the Clean Air Act of 1970. Efforts to combat air pollution in the U.S. Have been a real success story while China is one of the absolute worst polluting countries. I believe that although we have made progress we are still one of the top polluting countries and we need to change that. Whether it be from a newer, clearner energy source or simply electric cars, we have to start polluting less. I realize that we cannot force other countries to change their ways but therefore we met lead by example.

Drinking Age Law: It was in the late 1970's and early 80's that the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents in the U.S. led many groups to get the government to raise the purchasing age to 21. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) led the national effort. On July 17, 1984 congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. This act was made to pressure each state to change their minimum purchasing age for alcohol to 21 years of age. While most states extended this law to consumption and possession, the original act did not ban consumption of alcohol under 21. Under the provisions of the act, any state that failed to change the age requirement for alcohol would receive a 10% decrease in the amount they received from the federal government to maintain their state's highways and road system. This is one of the laws our government has that I do not personally agree with. I argue a point that most people are quick to point out. If, at age 18, you are old enough to fight and die for your county, shouldn't you be allowed to have a beer? If, at age 18, you are legally an adult, shouldn't you be allowed to have a beer? That is why I disagree with this law and think the drinking age should be 18 instead of 21. Purpose of Bill (http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/SB52) The purpose of our bill is to decrease illegal immigration at the Southern border. Our bill will help decrease the rate of terrorists and weapons that illegally enter into our country. Over the past few years our nation has been harmed by illegal immigrants both criminally and economically. Illegal immigrants have been taking jobs that our workers need because they will work longer hours for less as long as they are not reported. Criminally, the illegal immigrants bring unknown and possible terrorists into our country, giving those immigrants the chance to damage our nation's welfare. Our bill will help stop this economic problem. Another problem that our bill would solve is to stop the smuggling of dogs, humans, and illegal drugs. Drug cartels are increasing the rate of drug addiction in our country, a problem that needs to be stopped.

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