1.The 14 th amendment states that any individual that is born in the United States is automatically considered a U.S citizen. Some lawmakers want to amend.

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1.The 14 th amendment states that any individual that is born in the United States is automatically considered a U.S citizen. Some lawmakers want to amend the constitution and change this law, and this way stop illegal immigrants from coming to the U.S and having their children born here. Others argue that it is not a major problem, and we should amend the constitution for this reason. Do you believe the U.S should:

2.The Texas Constitution defines marriage as being only between a man and a woman. Do you believe that same-sex marriages should be legalized in our state, or continue to be illegal?

3.President Bush signed H.R 6061 into law in October 2006, this law called for the building of “physical infrastructure” to prevent access from illegal aliens into the U.S from its neighboring country, Mexico. Do you believe the current “Border wall” is effective in deterring illegal immigration?

4.Would you favor or oppose the following proposals: Building a longer and taller fence in the U.S-Mexican border. Hiring more Border Patrol agents, and Law enforcement agents to guard the border.

Sending employers who hire illegal immigrants to jail. Imposing fines of tens of thousands of dollars on employers who hire illegal immigrants

5.According to USA Today, more than 50 million Americans do not have health insurance. Do you believe Healthcare reform in the U.S is:

6.With America´s youth falling behind worldwide in Education, some of the attention has been brought upon to Standardized Testing. Some critics of Standardized testing claim that by making teacher´s careers dependent on their students’ test results, this creates teachers who only “teach to the test”. Do you believe that Standardized Testing is:

7.It has been 7 years since The U.S started “Operation Iraqi Freedom”, do you believe the United States has a legitimate right of acting as the “world´s police” and invade countries it deems as threats to the U.S?

8.Do you think the U.S made the right decision or the wrong decision in using military force in Iraq?

9.Do you think the U.S. economy is

10.Do you favor or oppose the government developing alternative sources of energy and reduce the amount of oil and other fossil fuels that are produced and used in this country?

11.What do you believe is more significant in a candidate, in order for him to get your support?

12.In general, do you think the education most children are getting today in public schools is better, about the same, or worse than the education you received