Dear Nevada Activists,
The race for Nevada's US Senate seat is one of the closest races in the country this year, and sure to get plenty of media coverage. The candidates for US Senate, Democrat Shelley Berkely incumbent Republican Senator Dean Heller, will be participating in a debate this Thursday, September 27.
KNPB, Public Television for Northern Nevada, and Vegas PBS are producing the first of three debates. The debate will be filmed in KNPB's studio. Although voters cannot physically attend the event, they are encouraged to send questions for the candidates via email.
Neither candidate has filled out a NumbersUSA candidate survey about immigration policies. Check out the incomplete candidate comparisonhere.
Nevada voters deserve to know where both candidates stand on the issues! NumbersUSA has sent surveys to both campaigns with no answer. This is why we need our activists in Nevada to submit a question for the debate, or drop off a survey to the candidates' offices.The more people who ask questions and drop off surveys, the better chances we have at getting the candidates to say what they really stand for!
Here are some suggested questions for the debate:
Mandating E-Verify nationwide would open up 7 million jobs currently being held by illegal aliens in non-agricultural positions. Nevada's unemployment is the highest in the country. Making sure only legal workers get jobs should be a top priority for our US Senator-elect. Senator Heller supported E-Verify when he was a Congressman, but why hasn't he supported a bill as Senator? Would Shelley Berkley support a nationwide, mandatory system if elected?
We continue to import 1.3 million immigrants to the US each year, over half of these recent immigrants are in the "low skilled" category (only a high school degree or less). The continued influx of immigrants compete with the most vulnerable in our nation for jobs, which has led to sky-high unemployment among youth, minorities and recent immigrants. Would either candidate work to eliminate the visa lottery or chain migration, policies that aid in importing low-skilled immigrants?
Overpopulation is a problem we are going to have to face in this this country. 80% of our population growth comes from immigration alone, while the fertility rate among native-borns has dropped to less than 2 children per family. Our population will DOUBLE in 88 years if we keep the current policies in Washington. Do either candidates favor a reducing overall immigration numbers to traditional levels (1/2 million per year) in order to have a more sustainable America?
To submit a question for the candidates:
Send an email to news@knpb.org
**Make sure to put "Senate Debate Question" in the subject line.
**Include your name and town in the email.
To hear if your question gets asked during the debate:
Tune into KNPB or Vegas PBS on Thursday, September 27th at 8 p.m.
To drop off a survey to the candidates' offices:
Print out the incomplete candidate survey.
Bring a copy to Senator Heller's local offices: Ask the staffers if they could pass along the survey to his campaign staff, because his campaign headquarters are not listed online. Emphasize to them how important these issues are as a voter!
Carson City
305 North Carson Street, Suite 201
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-885-9111
Elko
3290 Idaho Street, Suite 2A
Elko, NV 89801
Phone: 775-738-2001
Phone: 775-738-2002
Las Vegas
Lloyd George Federal Building
333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 8203
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702-388-6605
Reno
Bruce Thompson Federal Building
400 S. Virginia Street, Suite 738
Reno, NV 89501
Phone: 775-686-5770
Bring a copy to Shelley Berkley's campaign office: Ask her campaign staff to make sure this gets filled out by the candidate and sent back to us!
7437 S. Eastern Avenue, #427
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Thank you for your time,
MELANIE
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