April+Burton

April Burton

State-Virginia

State Capital-Richmond

Political party- moderate conservation

[] The representitive that i share issues and beliefs with- The senator that i share all of my issues beliefs with is senator Richard Blumenthal of Conneticut. He suppots high education in the younger generation now. He stresses the fact that the children and teens that are going to school now will soon be our workforce to rely on in a matter of 10 years. "All students – irrespective of gender, race, or economic status – can achieve their goals if they are held to rigorous expectations and provided with the support they need." -Richard Blumenthal This quote is really inspirational to me because it shows that if you set your goals high in the begining you will achieve more in life. He also dedicates a lot of his time to the economy and jobs. He is for bringing more industry and jobs back to the United States instead of sending our labor over seas to forign lands. Today, many americans face difficulties with discrimination and racism. He believes we still see this issue today in our society, which i agree with. I am against this because it says so in the constistution that all men and women are created equal. Although these are only a few of the reasons why i chose Senator Blumenthal as my favorite represenative, there are many others worth pursueing reasearch into as well.

President for 2012- If i was of age to vote in the 2012 election, i would endorse candidate Rick Santorum. When we took the short sheet of common issues brought up in the news lately my answers matched up the most with Santorum. A lot of his beliefs involve his christian values being brought to the plate when thinking about certain harsh issues such as abortian. He also believes that immigrants should be allowed to come into our country if they meet the requirements. It will make the economy improve, so he says as long as all of our US laws are abidded by." I support high family values and good christian upbringing," says Santorum " Its all about how the parents are raising there children to grow up and become responsible adults." This is a wise statement. I bvelieve that our country cannot be ran effectively withought this kind of man pushing our people in the correct direction. Although these are only a few reasons why I am Pro- Santorum, there are many other more deatiled reasons as well.

5 interesting facts about Virginia- 1. 8 united states presidents were born here 2. JamesTown, Virginia founded in 1607 was the fist permanent english settlement in north america 3. Virginia is one of the top ten coal producing states in the US 4. Still today, the cash crop in Virgina is Tobacco. The is part of their main industry. 5.The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy.

Why I want to visit my state- 1. Mount Vernon is located in Virginia. When we visited this site in Washington D.C. I found it very interesting but i didn't have enough time to see everything that i waqnted to see. I would enjoy revisiting this because it was President george Washington's home. 2.The Confederate Capitol is located here as well. From the 1860s to the 1960s the Confederate Congress met here. It was the state capitol before and after the war. 3.Saratoga-the place best known for victory against the British at the Battle of Cowpens. I recall learning this previously in the year and would like to visit this historical sight. 4.I would also like to see the Ceedar creeek Battlefield and the Belle Grove plantation. Plantations were very common in Virginia during the righ times of slavery. It was also a site for the american Civil War. 5.Lastley I would want to visit Fort Monroe. It was built in 1834 and was named in honor of President james Monroe. This is the only fort of its kind left that is still active and used by our US army. It's unique because it has six sides and it completly surrounded by a moat.

Agricultural-cattle, poultry,dairy products,tobacco,hogs, and soybeans

Industry-transportation, equiptment, textiles, food, processing, printing, electric equiptment, and chemicals

3 important issues- One issue that interests me is abortion. This should not be alowed for those that are inresponsible enough to put themselves in that position. This topic is commonly broughten up in all elections and debates whether or not this should be a legal option. For the most part I am against it but, everyones case is different. The US government is worried that if they elliminate this option by law that this could be considered comunism and it would violate our US Constitution. This is still left untouched or decided, but it needs to be adressed and resolved in order to not offend anyone while still making the right decision and outccome.

Another issues that catches my eye is illegal immigrants coming to the united states and causing us a handfull of problems. Most of our immigrants are people jumping the borders of mexico and escaping into the US into states like Texas and New Mexico without Passports. The law now in the United States i believe it to be that you must live here for fourteen years in order to gain US Citizenship. Until that time the government lets you use a greencard that means you are allowed to stay here but you have to pay a lot of money in taxes every three years just for that to happen. Some Congress people and Candidates would like to shorten this dedline because they are right, fourteen years is a long time but it is also a worthy ommitment to prove to the government that you really desserve to live here.

The last issue i want to talk about is the poverty in the united states. This is becoming a big problem as the percents increase. Currently, 14.4 percent of US citizens are living in poverty. This is not healthy for our nation. Many people also die in Poverty every year. The cause for each and every person is deffierernt. Some children are born into it and many can't get jobs. I believe that this is a touvhy subject for many people but it needs to be adressed more fairly. There should be a system set up to help these people with heathcare that are unable to work, help some gets jobs, and help the needy children get an education.

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Top three Grossing Industries in Virginia (Top employers) 1.Mars Inc. 2. Booz Allen Hamiltion Inc. 3. Rosenthol Automotive