jmelchiori

N**Name: JMelchiori** []
 * State:** New Mexico
 * Political Party:** Democratic
 * Congressmen:** Tom Udall

HB70
 * Link To Bill:**
 * __5 Interesting Facts__:**
 * New Mexico celebrates annual Balloon Festival.
 * State Bird is the Road Runner.
 * 47th state to join the United States.
 * Founded by Navajo and Apache indian tribes.
 * Home to the nations largest river, the Rio Grande.
 * __5 Issue Related Facts__:**
 * Border between New Mexico and Mexico is most often illegally crossed border in the world.
 * Majority of New Mexico Population lives in poverty.
 * Many illegal guns are smuggled across the border to people that do not have gun licenses.
 * Many New Mexican civilians face poverty making it hard to afford an education for children.
 * Population increasses steadily due to amount of men and women illegally crossing the border.

There were many different issues that appeared interesting to me, but for my three I chose National Security, Gun Law, and Education.


 * __National Security__:** National security is a necessity to ensure that U.S. citizens are protected and not intruded. Without national security, Thousands of foreign people could easily overpopulate our country, and also cause harm. Overpopulation could possibly send the United States into another depression similar to the Great Depression. Overpopulation could cause jobs to be taken from U.S. citizens and given to foreigns for a less pay. The border between the United States and Mexico is the most often crossed border into the United States. Ofte times illegal immigrants cross the border i search of a better life for their families and themselves. Although it is a great way of doing so, it is prohibited and that is why we have National Security. Our national security is meant to protect our country from possible attacks. Their job is to simply search families and make sure they are legally crossing into the United States. If caught illegally crossing the border, the group or individual will be recorded then deported back into where they came from.


 * __Illegal Gun Use:__** The Gun Law is meant to make it illegal to own a gun without a gun license. This law is broken very often in New Mexico. Often times illegally owned guns are smuggled across the border to people who do not have their gun license. These guns are used very often for illegal things, such as robbing stores or threatening the lives of people. Without this law many illegal guns would be used to cause harm to innocent people. This law was made to protect people and to make it illegal to have a gun without a gun license. Without a gun license, people who own guns illegally can be arrested for both smuggling or using it illegally.


 * __Education__**: In New Mexico, education is a struggle to get through or to even afford. A majority of the New Mexico population lives under poverty, making it very difficult to afford an education for both their children and themselves as well. An education is ofdten necessary to get a good job and to make a living, which is the main reason most illegal immigrants come to the United States, for a better life for both them and their family. Children often go to school and think of it as nothing and continue witht he usual schedule. But many children that live in poverty cannot afford to go to school or are homeschooled. An education is something that every U.S. citizen is entitled too, but it is very difficult to afford to go to school when families cannot pay for it.

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