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The party believes that a system needs to be in place to ensure that immigrants who enter this country illegally are not provided with the same benefits that legal citizens are. They believe in warmly welcoming those who enter the country through legal methods, while devoting extra resources to keep out those who try to enter via illegal methods, as well as keeping track of those who enter and when they leave. The party believes that amnesty towards those who have broken immigration laws only encourages future immigrants to enter the country illegally rather than legally. While Republicans recognize that the number of foreign immigrants travelling here has enriched our country, they also believe that requiring them to do so legally is vital to the safety of Americans.

LINK: https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-immigration/

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They believe that policies such as these force employers and schools to consider lesser-qualified candidates for the sake of having a more diverse representation. For this reason, the party has often fought for a repeal of Affirmative Action legislation. Despite the common perception, Republicans do not intend these efforts to be racist. They do, however, want to maintain a merit-based system both within elite educational institutions and the American workforce.
LINK: https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-affirmative-action/

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Any Issue Effecting RMEC/High School Students

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Gun Shootings becoming so normal in schools because of not having stricter gun laws.

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6. While most republicans are against the legalization of Marijuana there is still a small percentage that wouldn't mind if it were legalized. They feel as if Marijuana were to be legalized then there would need to be stricter federal regulations over marijuana, amongst the rampant state legalizations for medical and recreational use.The republicans who are anti-legalization belive that the drug has no positive affects simply because  a University of Colorado at Denver study showed an increase in marijuana-related traffic fatalities between the state’s legalizing the drug for medicinal uses in 2009 and 2013.

LINK:https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-marijuana/

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5. Republicans believe that  having a male and female authority figure is a healthier and more balanced way for a child to grow up. They believe   that the institution of marriage was set up as such by the founding fathers, and has been defined this way throughout history, and that changing it compromises the sanctity of the institution. Most newlyweds, if anything, will receive a bonus by filing as a married taxpayer. However, some low-income and high-income couples can actually incur a "marriage penalty" if their incomes are similar.

LINKS: https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-gay-marriage/
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3.  Republicans support the death penalty. Much of this support is to help victims of violent crimes. They have no plans to abolish the death penalty. After Clayton Lockett's death penalty Many Americans consider executions gone wrong as “cruel and unusual punishment. But Republicans strong belief on death penalty  sits at 76 percent.

LINKS:https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-the-death-penalty/

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1. Private Sector Pros
- Choose own doctor
- Shorter wait times
- Improved Facilities
- Unrestricted Visiting Hours
- Private Rooms
2. Private Sector Cons
- Higher costs
- Inequalities
- Limited Coverage
- Out Of Pocket Expenses
1. Government Pros
- Free choice of doctor and hospital; No bills, no co-pays, no deductibles; No exclusions for pre-existing conditions; you are insured from the day you are born; No bankruptcies due to medical bills; No deaths due to lack of health insurance; Cheaper
2. Government Cons
- A decrease in flexibility for patients to freely choose from among the vast cornucopia of drugs, treatment options, and surgical procedures offered today by higher-priced doctors and hospitals.
- Existing patient confidentiality standards, which would likely be diluted by centralized government info that would necessarily be maintained.
- Less potential doctors may opt to enter the medical profession due to decreased opportunities for highly compensated positions. Less doctors coupled with skyrocketing demand for doctors could lead to a shortage of medical professionals, and to longer waiting periods for appointments.

LINK:
https://www.firstquotehealth.com/health-insurance-news/private-health-pros-cons
https://www.thoughtco.com/pros-and-cons-of-government-healthcare-3325379

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The Republican Party believes in a patient-centered health care system, which is based in free markets, fostering competition and driving health care costs down. They believe that a health care system that is run by the government will reduce both the efficiency and the standard of care, as well as compromise the patient-physician relationship, and increase waiting periods within the health care system, as evidenced by government-centered health care systems throughout the world.

LINK:
https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-health-care/

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2.  Republicans believe that American citizens have the right to own, carry, and use guns.  Republicans do not feel that EVERY citizen in America has the right to own a gun.  Instead, they believe that the inviolability of gun ownership rights is something that is better left to individual states to decide.  Republicans continue to favor preventing people with mental illnesses from buying guns, barring gun purchases by people on federal no-fly or watch lists, and background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows.  Ohio is a traditional open carry state ( a red state).
LINKS:https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-gun-control/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/06/23/bipartisan-support-for-some-gun-proposals-stark-partisan-divisions-on-many-others/

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Republican views on taxes include the belief that tax reduction is important, but must be done the right way. The party believes that budget surpluses have caused Americans to be overtaxed-a condition that is not only threatening their financial prosperity, but is also hindering growth to the country’s economy. They also want to limit the top marginal rate, believing it punishes those who have worked hard and invested well. Republicans also wish to make the Research and Development tax credit permanent. They also believe in encouraging saving and investments by implementing a tax credit for investments. However, despite their support for lowering taxes, Republicans do believe that tax cuts or tax incentives without any balancing spending cuts are detrimental to the economy.

LINK:
https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-taxes/

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1. Republican are against abortion. They firmly believe that every human should have the right to life, especially an unborn child. They believe  that the rights guaranteed to all Americans in the Fourteenth Amendment apply to unborn children as well. They support a constitutional amendment which states this, and which will end abortion entirely.

LINK: https://www.republicanviews.org/republican-views-on-abortion/