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Kaili Rasmussen- Republican, North Carolina Congressman Link to Virginia Foxx page-Virgina Foxx My political views are most like Virginia Foxx. I am most like Virginia Foxx because we share the same Republican views. We care about the same issues that are occuring in North Carolina and want to improve the situation to make it better. The issues that we agree on are Environmental, Immigration, and Education. We both think that we can protect our environment even more by setting up litter prevention along the beaches, like signs. When it comes to immigration we love to hear people coming in the right way. We both agree on legal immigration, not illegal immigration. To stop immigration my group members and I have a great way to solve this problem. Finally, Education. Educating the youth is one of the most important things to me and this nation. Stopping kids from dropping out of school could be a big project, but it also could be a good outcome for our youth.

Five Interesting Facts: 1. First English child that was born in America was Virginia Dare, born Roanoke, North Carolina, in 1587 2. Kripsy Kreme's were founded in Winston-Salem 3. Pepsi was invented in 1898 in New Bern, North Carolina 4. Tallest lighthouse in the US is Cape Hattera Lighthouse 5. Fourth in top ten list of casualities by lightning

Five Facts about my state that relate to my issues: 1. There are about 385,000 illegal aliens (immigration) 2. The population of North Carolina is 9,222,414 (immigration) 3. 102 Charter Schools (education) 4. North Carolina is the top nuclear producers in the U.S. 5. North Carolina's energy consumption is among the highest in the nation

Five Facts about issues in my state: 1. Pure Energy- Currently in North Carolina they are using the sun to benefit the state. The solar power's role is to help the future of pure energy. (environment)

4. Clean Air- North Carolina has a big problem with Mercury now. That problem is, the NC power plants emit eighth most mercury pollution nationally. (environment)
====5. Health Care- This is an ongoing discussion in every state now, but it is really affecting North Carolina big time. The health care bill resonates at the national level and echoes at the state level. (political)==== Three issues important to me: 1. Immigation- I think immigration is a good thing, but only if you do it right. What I mean is that I do not agree with illegal immigration. I agree with people coming in properly waiting their turn for a green card. Not coming into our great nation and have the money handed to you and not have to pay taxes is acceptable, but when the opposite happens it's a problem. A certain article amazed me on how immigrants get across. They will stop at nothing when it comes to money and freedom. Though it seems as if the government doesn't care because they aren't doing anything to help the fact that immigrants are taking over jobs and not having to pay taxes even if they live and use our schools. It is simply outrageous how much they can get away with.

2. Environment- I think that North Carolina is a beautiful state. I have been there only once and I loved it. Though in order to keep it's beauty, think that many of the issues currently in my state should have acts or preservation to help keep NC gorgeous an vacationers happy. An example of how to keep North Carolina's oceans pretty is by creating protective laws against polluting and harming animals in the ocean or in parks. When researching, there were numerous articles where there is problems with keeping litter out of our oceans. It seems today that littering has become a big part in animal survival and human life. It affects animals' because they can suffer from many causes of a piece of garbage ruining their habitat. It can affect human life because our fish population could decrease overtime if we don't stop the pollution in our ocean.

3. Education- I believe that North Carolina has a good structure of education. I think that they can keep this going by starting donations and funds that help give students what they need in order to have a A+ education. For example, with better funding; they can have more extra cirrucular activites, pay for more student activites (dances and parties for staff), even buy better books for the library and classroom. Throughout much article research I have found out that schools are being cut of funding and extra cirrcular activites. Students shouldn't have to be cut of their learning opportunities, they should cut teacher wages instead. Or increase taxes for school funding.

Ten resources in MLA format: //Congressman of North Carolina//. Web. //Congressman//. Web. //Congresswoman Virginia Foxx : Home//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. . "Contemporary Issues." //North Carolina Public Schools//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. . Costa, Robert. //Virginia Foxx//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. . "Issues - Environment North Carolina." //Home - Environment North Carolina//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. . //NC.GOV - Home//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. . "North Carolina Facts." //Sanders Family Web Page//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. . //The Official Travel & Tourism Website for North Carolina//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. . "Student Portal – Youth Leadership Initiative." //Youth Leadership Initiative//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. [].

Bill Link-HB23 Explanation- Our bill, HB23, is about stopping illegal immigration, but you can't stop immigrants from jumping the border all at once, we have discovered a economically successful and effective way to slow illegal immigration. The plan is called, S.I.I.N, Stop Illegal Immigration! The plan consists of border patrol on horses riding along the Mexico and American border looking for trespassers. When the trespassers are captured they will be taken to the border stations and charged a fine of $1,500. We think that over time we will have our nation illegal immigrant problem under-control. Works Cited

 Gaynor, Tim. "U.S. Turns to Horses to Secure the Border." //Reuters//. Reuters, 23 Jan. 2008. Web []  CBP Gov. "U.S. Border Patrol." //CBP Gov//. CBP Gov. Web. []  USBorder Patrol. "USBP Overview Part 1." //USBorder Patrol//. USBorder Patrol. Web. [|http][|://www.usborderpatrol.com/Border_Patrol90.htm]  Connolly, Katie. "Horses Play a Vital Role in American Border Security." //News US & Canada//. BBC, 29 July 2010. Web. []  CBP. "Border Patrol Agent." //CBP GOV//. CBP GOV. Web. []  Border Patrol Recruiter. "Overview of U.S. Border Patrol." Border Patrol Recruiter. Border Patrol Recruiter, 7 Jan. 2010. Web. [|http][|://www.borderpatrolrecruiter.com/border_patrol_hiring_info/]  Camden, Jim. "Region's U.S. Border Patrol Mustangs to March in D.C." //Spokesman Review//. Spokesman Review, 9 Dec. 2008. Web. [|http][|://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=18149]  Washington Times. "Horse Patrol Return to Border Control." //Washington Times//. Washington Times, 3 Mar. 2008. Web [|http][|://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/mar/03/horse-patrols-return-to-border-security/]  "Horse Patrol Running Neck to Neck with Technology." //CBP Today//. Oct.-Nov. 2003. Web. [|http][|://www.cbp.gov/xp/CustomsToday/2003/November/mountedpatrol.xml]  Horse.com. //Horse.com//. Horse.com. Web.  []