3 Abolishing ICE and Demilitarizing the Border articulate our vision for an immigration system that prioritizes human rights, community safety, and dignity over militarization and punitive enforcement. By advocating for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the demilitarization of our borders, we embrace a new paradigm of immigration enforcement—one that is humane, just, and reflective of our core values as a nation. Upholding Asylum Laws is our promise to protect the sacred right to asylum, ensuring that those who flee persecution, violence, and despair are met not with barriers and hostility but with fairness, transparency, and an opportunity to find safety and hope within our borders. This policy reaffirms our commitment to international and national laws that safeguard the rights of asylum seekers, ensuring that America remains a refuge for the oppressed. The Cornel West for President campaign for immigration justice is a call to action—a call to embrace our common humanity to extend our hands in solidarity with those who seek to share in our nation's promise. It is a vision of an America where the lamp of liberty shines brightly, guiding the way to a future where every person, regardless of where they come from, can find dignity, respect, and a chance to contribute to the common good. Join us in this sacred journey towards a more just, compassionate, and welcoming America. Abortion: Codification of Abortion Rights stands as a bulwark against the tides of regressive legislation seeking to undermine reproductive freedoms. It is a declaration that the sanctity of personal choice and autonomy over one's body is a principle as immutable as the Constitution itself. Reproductive Rights and Healthcare Access Embodies our unshakeable belief in reproductive freedom as a fundamental right. We advocate for unfettered access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare—embracing safe and legal abortion, contraception, and fertility treatments—ensuring every woman, irrespective of her economic status, race, or location, navigates her reproductive health with dignity, free from barriers or censure. Claudia De La Cruz (S) – Activist, https://votesocialist2024.com/ Inflation: information not available Immigration: Immigrant workers – who are fleeing horrific conditions caused largely by U.S. corporations and politicians – should be given legal status and brought into unions so that solidarity prevails instead of a “race to the bottom” in wages. Abortion: Abortion should be available without restrictions and provided for free so that women and all people have the right to control their own bodies. The Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision was a historic blow to equal rights, but the court could not have done it without the help of decades of passivity on the part of the Democratic Party. The Democrats refused to take any of the many opportunities they had – including the period between the 2020 and 2022 elections – to pass a law at the federal level legalizing abortion. We need such legislation immediately, along with other measures to ensure abortion services are available on demand regardless of income. Chase Oliver (L), Activist, Economic Consultant, https://votechaseoliver.com/ Inflation: “If we really want to fight for people chasing their dreams and achieving their goals in life, the first thing we have to do is make sure we quit robbing them with inflation.” Government overspending and reckless money printing are fueling skyrocketing costs, hurting those who can least afford it. By slashing spending and balancing the budget, we can crush inflation and ignite a stronger, more vibrant economy that works for everyone. Immigration: “It should be simple for those who wish to come here to work and build a better life to appear before immigration officials at an accredited port of entry, be given medical and criminal checks to assess their safety, and receive a visa allowing them to immediately find employment. This is a process that should take, at most, days – not months or years.” Our immigration system is outdated and inefficient. It’s time to break the partisan gridlock and simplify the process so immigrants can come, work, and thrive as part of our communities. Immigrants built America, and they’re key to its future. Abortion: “If you’re not harming someone with force, fraud, coercion, theft or violence, if you’re not doing any of those bad things, your life is your life. Your body is your body. Your business is your business, and your property is your property. It’s not mine, and it’s not the government’s.” No government should regulate personal activities or impose harsh penalties. We must end the death penalty, corporate bailouts, drug criminalization, abortion restrictions before viability, and excessive employment regulations. The government shouldn’t draft citizens, tax individuals excessively, mandate medical treatments, or censor private communication. Jill Stein (G) – Doctor, https://www.jillstein2024.com/ Inflation: The Wall Street parties have rigged the economy against working people. Over 60% of adults in the US are now living paycheck to paycheck. For 50 years, real wages have stagnated while worker productivity and corporate profits have soared. Inflation fueled by corporate profiteering has driven up the cost of living, eating away at the modest wage gains working people have won. We need a government that works for working people, not elite wealthy donors. It’s time to restore and expand workers’ rights; support unions, cooperatives and worker ownership; and ensure that working people enjoy the full fruits of their labor. A Jill Stein administration will: o Pass a $25 minimum wage, indexed to cost inflation and productivity growth, whichever is higher, with special consideration for geographic locations where cost of living greatly exceeds other areas o Guaranteed Livable Income above poverty o Guarantee housing as a human right o Implement universal rent control o Increase federal support for worker-owned cooperatives o Expand and defend workers’ right to unionize to include domestic, agricultural, and so-called “gig” workers o Ensure worker representation on corporate boards (co-determination) at 50% o Give voting rights in pension funds to the workers o Repeal the Taft-Hartley Act and end the "right-to-work for less" laws o Federalize workers' compensation to standardize and ensure full funding for worker’s comp o Close the pay gap and end wage discrimination based on race, gender, or other factors o Pass a Federal jobs guarantee to end unemployment o Pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights o Pass the Wage Theft Prevention and Recovery Act o End the Landrum-Griffin Act restrictions that bar unions from hiring some formerly incarcerated people o Eliminate the sub-minimum wage loophole in the Fair Labor Standards Act o Create a National Solidarity Fund, funded by a one cent ($0.01) per worker-hour tax, paying stipends to workers who are striking or locked out o Encourage Sectoral bargaining through the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) o Utilize civil asset forfeiture against companies guilty of violating workers’ protections (standards to be determined) o Federally mandate and fund three weeks of paid sick leave, eight weeks of paid vacation per year, and one-year parental leave for all new parents. o Ban “at-will“ employment by requiring just cause to terminate employment. o Unionize all federal employees o Commit to veto any legislation that breaks strikes Immigration: Immigrants’ rights are human rights. For hundreds of years immigrants have contributed immensely to the United States despite facing constant exploitation, discrimination, xenophobia and scapegoating. For decades, US foreign policies of war, intervention, and the “war on drugs” have driven many immigrants to leave their homes under duress to arrive here in dire need. The Wall Street parties and their wealthy backers use immigrants as essential labor, while denying them the human rights and dignity that everyone deserves. It’s time to completely overhaul this broken and abusive immigration system, as well as the unjust policies driving people to leave their homes. We need a comprehensive immigration policy and properly funded institutions to ensure a timely, ethical, transparent, and dignified path to citizenship for immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. Border policy should move away from detention and enforcement response toward humane and effective asylum processing. This includes full support and funding for coordinated civil society response including social and legal service providers. Instead of jailing migrants and asylum seekers, we will create non-custodial, humanitarian reception centers at the border. Migrants should be processed rapidly to screen for significant criminal records. Once processed, migrants should have papers to begin work immediately, making them an invaluable resource for communities. A Jill Stein administration will: o Vastly reduce the tide of migration by ending the crises driving people to migrate in the first place - ending US wars and military interventions (250 in the past 30 years, per the Congressional Research Service), reducing climate migration through an emergency Green New Deal and eliminating fossil fuel emissions within a decade; ending US economic
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