Glimpse at Presidential Candidates
This is the second part to a series on what students should know about each of the 2016 presidential candidates.
Carly Fiorina was born on Sept. 6, 1954 in Austin, Texas. She was the former Chair and CEO of Hewlett-Packard and most notably known for being the first female to take the lead at a Fortune 20 company. She ran for the U.S. Senate for California in 2010, but lost in the general election. She is the only female running for the Republican nomination.
Foreign policy: Fiorina plans to cut off nuclear talks with Iran and enforce sanctions until Iran can guarantee inspections and compliance. She believes opposing the Iran Deal would also show our support for Israel. In regards to the Islamic States, she thinks we need to continue sending weapons to the Kurds fighting ISIS.
Immigration: Fiorina, along with most of her Republican counterparts, believes that we need to secure the border first and foremost — secure the border and then address our internal issues. She advocates for the children of illegal immigrants and believes they deserve a path to citizenship because it wasn’t of their own accord that they were born here illegally.
Environment: She addresses that climate change is real and man-made. She doesn’t believe that one nation by itself is going to make a difference. She also said even with our example, other world powers aren’t going to follow suit, and it is just a strain on our economy.
Education: Fiorina believes in a standard for children, but not in the hands of government. She thinks there should be national education standards, but that they can be altered and tailored on a state-by-state basis.
Social issues: Fiorina doesn’t support gay marriage and thinks the Supreme Court over-stepped their boundaries. However, she does support a civil union between gay couples and that they should have access to government benefits. She is anti-abortion rights and would ban abortion after twenty weeks, except in the case of rape, incest and danger to the birth mother.
Mike Huckabee was born on Aug. 24, 1955 in Hope, Arkansas. He is an ordained Baptist preacher, author and Fox News host. He served as the governor of Arkansas from 1996-2007. This is his second run for the U.S. presidency.
Foreign policy: Huckabee would keep sanctions in place on Iran until they can prove the dismantling of their nuclear arsenal. Huckabee has condemned other Middle Eastern states for not doing enough to help in the fight against ISIS. He said that we may need more troops on the ground if they can’t be defeated.
Immigration: Huckabee says that immigrant children whose parents brought them into the country illegally should not be deported because he believes you shouldn’t punish a child for something his parents did. Secure the border. Don’t allow amnesty. Children be able to apply for citizenship. Register with federal government.
Environment: Huckabee acknowledged climate change and that it is, in fact, real, but is a minimal threat. Opposes federally imposed cap and trade legislation, which is a piece of legislation that provides economic incentives for reducing emissions. He said he would support it if it was voluntary.
Education: Huckabee dislikes Common Core, but says that he would like to see comparable standards for students operated and implemented on the local and state level.
Social issues: He completely opposes Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision and is against allowing same-sex couples to adopt children. Also, he would like to ban abortion in all aspects with the exception of the life of the mother. Huckabee supports the second amendment and advocates to protect citizens who use deadly force.
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