Is Trump correct that we should stop the flow of illegal immigrants? Yes, but again, words matter, and there is a way to engage voters on this issue without creating fear and insulting many hard-working Hispanics who love this country.
— Mercedes Schlapp
The Clinton Foundation scandal raises a larger question: How can we trust Hillary Clinton with running our nation if she cannot even successfully manage her own foundation?
It takes bold direction and leadership to heal a divided nation.
While low-skilled immigrants have a place in our economy, a greater priority needs to be placed on attracting high-skilled immigrants to match the economy's needs.
Politicians need to stop picking sides and come up with bold solutions where the safety and security of all citizens become a priority.
I understand the stress of finding quality and affordable childcare while paying high taxes. I also understand that many working moms struggle to make ends meet and balance their family and work life. These moms are the hard-working Americans who want to keep their jobs but also do the best they can for their children.
Legal immigrants deserve respect for following the laws of our nation and completing the process. This is not an extreme concept. It is a matter of simply protecting our nation's sovereignty and knowing who is coming into our nation.
We are becoming a society where traditional values and free speech are being diminished and the religious are viewed as having a backward mentality.
Everyone can relate to being stuck in a traffic jam.
Every woman should have access to quality health care and compassionate abortion alternatives.
Faith is a gift. Some feel like they were never blessed with it, others just casually let it fall away.
Religions based on the principle of service and a focus on the less fortunate help a society deal with want.
We need to ensure that veterans are in charge of their health care and not the government.
As a working mother of a large family, preparing meals and shopping for groceries is time consuming and hard work.
The U.S. should not continue to ignore Latin America. Our nation shares regional and cultural ties with these neighboring countries.
We should not have to experience the fear of intimidation or retaliation in the United States.
Employing a low-key, Midwestern charisma, Mike Pence proved he knows how to win over an audience.
The majority of immigrants are in search of a better life for their families or are seeking safety by leaving violent and corrupt countries.
A campaign adviser can change the outside appearance of the candidate, but the ideology and personality of the candidate remains the same.
Pat Buchanan's challenge to George H.W. Bush in 1992 helped elect Democrat Jimmy Carter.
For too long the U.S. immigration system has focused on accepting low-skilled immigrants. Basic economics tells us that the surge of low-skilled workers depresses wages and harms the prospects of American workers.
For too long, Republicans have surrendered the issue of family policy to the Democrats.
I am a working mom with five daughters, a small-business owner - and a conservative.
We are a country of immigrants who have built this great nation, but it is legal immigration that we should be recognizing and encouraging.
Christians and religious individuals are quickly demonized and not tolerated by the dogmatic left if their views differ.
Scandals have impacted many politicians' careers and aspirations. Some have survived, and others have fallen.
Americans are waking up to the tragedy of abortions.
For my family, belief in God and in the resurrection of Jesus Christ brings such hope and promise to our lives. It strengthens our family and our marriage as we focus on Christ as our example of pure love, compassion and tolerance towards others. This positive message is one that helps us become better people each day.
Our veterans only deserve the highest standard of health care quality.
The Veterans Health Administration's socialized style of medicine, where the government is in charge of the hospitals and managing our veterans' health care, simply does not work.
Allowing flexibility to local school districts to set their own nutritional standards and having parents involved in the process is a win-win for the students.
Thousands of children entering the country illegally have become the face of the immigration crisis in the U.S.
Unfortunately, our country has become so politically polarized that one side routinely attempts to destroy and discredit the other.
I will tell my children that Mr. Trump fought for the little guy, for the mom and pop in Erie County who lost all hope. While Mr. Trump was far from perfect, he stood by people of faith who love America.
I have worked with President Trump for two years and he is not a racist. He is a compassionate man whose policies have focused on the minority community.
War is brutal, barbaric and bloody.
History has shown that challenging an incumbent president in the primary almost inevitably leads to defeat in the general election.
Do liberals think nations such as Canada, Japan, Britain and Australia are pursuing 'racist' immigration policies? All have had merit-based immigration systems in place for decades.
Many social conservatives want to encourage married couples to have children, and it is becoming increasingly difficult if the couple feels strapped and concerned with being penalized by their employer for having children.
Mr. Trump wants citizens of other nations to know that there is a legal process that needs to be followed, and that that process is only way to come to America.
The questions of traditional and redefined marriage are highly emotional and a difficult and sensitive topic. Living in the D.C. area and having gay friends and colleagues, I find the topic difficult to discuss and sometimes even difficult write about for fear that I will be judged.
The likeability and popularity of 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson stem from his quick wit and honest assessment of situations that arise in reality television.
Americans hate traffic jams and also dislike power-hungry political figures.
Roe v. Wade used raw judicial power to overturn the democratically passed laws in every state in the country and remove state restrictions on abortion.
With increasing poverty, welfare dependency and violence in the United States, religion and religious organizations have an important role to play combating societal problems.
The Veterans Health Administration is a perfect case study of how government should stay out of patient care altogether.
I have learned a valuable lesson from my own mother: Good nutrition starts in the home. In my home, it takes some negotiating: eat a vegetable and you may get a special treat. It seems to work for my five children.
How many times did your parents tell you to eat your food because there were starving children in Africa? Throwing away food was considered a sin in my family.
The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information.
On the IRS website, they claim to be one of the world's most efficient tax administrators. The IRS officials might know how to collect taxes, but surely know how to misspend the funds.
