Presidential Candidates Essay

There are many Americans that have opinions about what they would tell presidential candidates about what they should change when they become president. There are diverse opinions throughout the country. However, there are several pieces of advise on changes and improvements that an American could discuss with the next presidential candidate. The first piece of advice an American would tell the presidential candidate is that as it stands now, United Sates immigration laws are unclear and misleading. There are millions of illegal immigrants who have come to this country or been born in this country to an illegal alien who are productive citizens and deserve a pathway to citizenship. He or she needs to improve immigration laws. Some examples are if immigrants have children in the United States and have lived here for so many years they should be able to become an American citizen. Another example is if an illegal immigrant comes to America when he or she is under age, then he or she …show more content…
For example, a person I know got laid off of a job that provided him with a salary that he could live on. After he was laid off, he couldn't find a job anywhere except at a fast food restaurant or a factory. These jobs don't provide you with a salary you can live on. The minimum wage in the U.S. is only $7.25, to be able to provide jobs that have a salary they need to raise the federal minimum wage. The last time the federal minimum wage was raised was on July 24,2009. According to the pewresearch.org in January 2014 73 of people agreed that the minimum wage needed to be increased. They also stated about 20.6 million people (or 30 of all hourly, non-self-employed workers 18 and older) are "near-minimum-wage"