Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 16th Congressional District in 2020 Texas Primary Election.
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Get StartedLGBTQIA+ individuals still face discrimination in the workplace, in school, as customers in businesses and in everyday life. Jaime will vote for legislation that will protect the rights of LGBTQIA+ to stop discrimination and create an America that is equal for everyone. LGBTQIA+ youth are 3 times more likely to consider suicide and 5 times more likely to act on it, compared to straight youth. We must stand in solidarity and make sure no one in America feels so unaccepted by society as to inflict harm against themselves, by ending bigotry and intolerance. Learn more
Jaime believes that changes need to be done in which the uniform officers are better equipped, better funded and provided with more to better meet the needs of such a demanding job, while also providing reforms in which the answer for every citation is not money and time in the prison system but rather taking an approach that is preventative and rehabilitative. Learn more
We need to push for legislation that ends the currents systems models and gives everyone a fair chance and a fair punishment and include more funding for public services that assist Americans. Learn more
No veteran should ever be deported, as this is an unjust action that no one should ever have to suffer through. Learn more
We need to push for legislation that helps decrease student loans while creating job opportunities. Legislation that pushes for tuition cost control that would assist current and future students in achieving their education goals from technical schools, college and university education. Learn more
Jaime believes in moving the country into a future that creates less waste and harnesses the use of renewable energy as well as improve our current energy sources. It is important to help our economy transition to being more eco-friendly while still providing and securing Americans with jobs and securing our resources that are currently being used. Learn more
As a gun owner Jaime understands the importance of the 2nd Amendment while also appreciating the huge responsibility of owning weapons and the need to protect citizens from the ever growing problem of domestic terrorism. Jaime will push for legislation that will enforce gun laws that are being ignored and take guns out of the hands of disturbed people. Learn more
We need to push for legislation that makes it easier for citizens to have access to patient centered, affordable health care. We need to push for new billing models that keep our citizens in mind, instead of focused on saving money for the insurance companies. Learn more
Jaime believes in making changes to the Immigration System that would allow for hard working people to have easier access to applying for citizenship and becoming American, while also protecting our country from those that would want to cause us harm. The current Asylum Program is broken and those in desperate need of help are not being given access to the resources that they need because funds are not available in the right places and the system is overloaded. Learn more
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