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 * Name:** Timothy Wintering
 * State:** Arizona
 * Political Party:** Republican
 * Congress Person most like me:** Jeff Flake is the Representative most like me.I agree with Jeff Flake's views on immigration reform and border security. We both want stricter border security. We also both agree that government spending is out of control and that measures need to be made to decrease the national debt. We want to see less government interference with small businesses. []


 * Five Interesting Facts about Arizona:**
 * 1.**Was admitted as a state on Valentines' Day, 1912.
 * 2.**If you cut down a cactus in Arizona, you may face up to 25 years of imprisonment.
 * 3.**Arizona mines more copper than any other state.
 * 4.**The amount of copper it took to make the roof of the Arizona State Capitol building is equivalent to that of 4,800,000 pennies.
 * 5.**Navajo Community College in Tsail was the first college ever to be put on an Indian reservation.


 * Five Issue Related Facts Concerning Arizona:**
 * 1.**In 2004, 11.1% of the Arizona prison population was made up of illegal immigrants.
 * 2.**The estimated number of illegal immigrants in Arizona in 2006 was 500,000.
 * 3.**A man named Rob Krentz of Arizona reported $8,000,000 in property damages caused by illegal immigrants before being killed in March 2010, most likely by an illegal immigrant.
 * 4.**Illegal immigrants trying to get across the border illegally to Arizona are suspected of having caused eight major wildfires in 2002. These fires destroyed 68,413 acres and cost taxpayers $5,100,000 to fight.
 * 5.**Illegal immigrants have used many parks inside the United States to grow and distribute illegal drugs, which makes the previously protected nature areas into drug compounds.


 * Issues of Interest:**
 * 1.Capital Punishment-** I do not believe in capital punishment unless it can be proven that leaving the convict alive could potentially threaten the life or lives of a person or people. I feel that it is a form of cruel and unusual punishment. For example, on April 22, 1983, Alabama state officials began the execution of death row inmate, John Evans. He was placed in the electric chair. Electricity was applied to his body, but there was an immediate explosion of sparks as the electrode strapped to his leg flew off. Two doctors examined him and discovered that he was still alive. The electrode was reattached and he was shocked again, but there was just more smoke and sparks. Evans was still alive, so a third shock was inflicted upon his body. Soon after, he was finally declared dead. Form the beginning of the execution to the end, it took 14 minutes for Evans to die.


 * 2.Immigration and National Security-** I believe that, when someone immigrates legally to the United States, and wants to come here for a better future for themselves and the United States, they can add new culture to the United States. If they come here illegally for nothing but to make some money, then they take work from Americans who may need that job, even as terrible as that job may be. We need to strengthen our borders for the safety and the economy of the United States, especially that of the border states.


 * 3.Homelessness-** I feel that the United states should look for ways to get the homeless back on thier feet, and not just condone their behavior by giving them money, food, and shelter. The United States has seen at least five distinct waves of homelessness in total. We need to make measures to help the homeless get to a better place. Yes, we should give them food and shelter for a time, but eventually, we need to get them into a job and back on their feet. I also think that we need to make sure that children in situations of homelessness get a basic public education at least through high school.


 * The Bill I am Sponsoring:** http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB53
 * Purpose-** The purpose of this Act is to decrease the flow of illegal immigrants to the United States and punish those who knowingly hire an illegal immigrant. There are currently about 11,000,000 illegal immigrants in the United States. They take American jobs and money from Americans. Illegal immigrants must also be stopped because some of them will cause property damages and some have also been known to grow marajuana and other illegal drugs in national parks, which decreases the natural beauty of the United States. They then gain money because they wreck the natural beauty of our great country. The flow of illegal immigrants needs to be decreased so that they will stop wrecking the natural beauty of the United States and taking American jobs and money. The employers of those illegal immigrants need to be punished for the safety of our citizens and for the economy of the United States.

This bill should be voted for because it will decrease illegal immigration, which will in turn decrease crimes committed by illegal immigrants and increase jobs for American citizens. This will also keep money in America instead of it being shipped back to illegal immigrants' home countries.


 * 10 Resources:**
 * 1.**MediaWiki. "Jeff Flake." //Opencongress.org//. 14 Oct. 2010. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. []
 * 2.**OnTheIssues.org. "Jeff Flake on the Issues." //OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues//. 2008. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. []
 * 3.**Buzzle.com. "Interesting Facts about Arizona." //Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web//. 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. []
 * 4.**Software Solutions. "Facts about Arizona." //ThingsToDo.com - Things to Do and Places to Go in Each State//. 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. []
 * 5.**Hualapai West Inc. "Fun Facts." //Arizona - America's Natural Theme Park//. 1999. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. []
 * 6.**Banks, Cyndi. "Capital Punishment: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. []
 * 7.**Simon, Rita J. "Immigration in America: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. []
 * 8.**Marr, Matthew. "Homelessness: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 24 Mar. 2011. []
 * 9.**Bales, Kevin. "New Slavery: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. []
 * 10.**2010 U.S. Immigration Support. "Immigration to the United States." //United States Immigration: Green Card, Visas and U.S. Citizenship//. 2010 U.S. Immigration Support, 2010. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. []