We must Secure the borders so illegals do not come and Eliminate the benefits and job prospects so they do not stay. This entails reform to welfare and NON-emergency healthcare programs, as well as, prosecute employers who break the law.

• Cost-benefit analysis reveals illegal aliens are annual NET COST to taxpayers of $10.5 billion.
• We can apply cost savings to cover uninsured Americans, and to improve education.

We must encourage assimilation of legal immigrants. This can be done through several means.

• We must eliminate taxpayer funded crutches for those who do not learn English. For example, the bilingual options currently available in schools, on ballots and even the White House web page.
• We must reduce legal immigration to 250,000 a year so newcomers can assimilate.

With rapidly shifting demographics, make this election the last good chance to act on immigration.

The American People and their government has to Acknowledge the enemy. As a public servant to Americans, I will demand facts: Not politically correct slogans.

• We have to admit that the War on Terror is a Clash of Civilizations. For a greater understanding, read Bernard Lewis' article Why They Hate Us.
• We need to enhance First Response and Preventive Measures through the coordination of federal, state, and local authorities.

America's noble sacrifice has purchased for the Iraqis a precious opportunity for democratic change. It is now up to them to ensure success.

• Regional powers and Iraqi factions need to be given the freedom to forge a new balance of power.
• Our trying to referee a civil war only Inhibits Their Efforts.
• Make the President's 'November benchmark for shifting control' an actual timetable for disengagement.
• A regional Quick Reaction Force with a mission to destroy Al- Qaeda must be maintain; their very presence will also aid efforts to reach a power equilibrium

Education

"...Generate a debate about what exactly it is we expect from the students that are in our schools and what we expect from people coming into this country."

Education is not a one size fits all institution. Therefore, we have to Limit federal involvement. The control of our children's educational is best left in the hands of parents

• We must institute a Voucher System to promote school choice, whether it be public, private, or parochial.
• Competition for students must drive educational improvement.
• Public focus needs to be shifted to non-school factors, which are the most important determinant of academic performance. For example, create a positive parental attitude towards education.

Social Security

"...Without Social Security, over half of today’s retirees would be living in poverty."

Today, efforts need to be made to save Social Security. This can be achieved with a shift from a defined benefits approach to a defined contribution approach.

• Without action, by 2016, the only options to avert collapse will be massive benefit cuts, heavy borrowing, or substantial tax hikes.
• Introduce payroll-tax funded private investment accounts, modeled on successful defined contribution plans like 401K's.

Taxes

The current tax scheme is complex and unfair. A flat tax or national sales tax is a reform so desperately needed and desired by the majority of Americans.

• A simplified process will close loopholes for the wealthy and reduce the cost of compliance and regulation
• Eliminating the income tax for companies and individuals will make American manufacturers more competitive and put billions back into the economy

Judicial Activism

Activist judges have to stop ripping democracy from the hands of the people on the very issues they most want their voices heard. These issues include gay marriage, religion and public life.

• I will appoint intellectually honest judges, Strict Constructionalists, faithful to the text and to the American People.
• I will respect the Sanctity of Life by revisiting the moral and intellectual travesty of Roe v. Wade.

Health Care

Through tort reform and immigration control, we can create billions in savings, of which may be applied to cover uninsured Americans

• An extra $124 billion in liability based healthcare costs effectively deny an estimated 3.4 million Americans insurance.
• In California alone, illegal immigrants cost the healthcare system $800 million a year and forced 84 hospitals to close.

Promote Association Health Plans (AHPs) which band small businesses together to access lower cost insurance coverage

• An estimated 8.5 million currently uninsured would gain coverage.
• Small businesses owners would save up to 25% on health insurance.