Dear Future President

This was written a month before the 2016 Presidential election. Enjoy!

 Dear Mr. or Madam President,

 

 Congratulations on winning this (very intense) election! I applaud you on your determination to attempt at making our country and world a better place. While there are many important issues that are being left out of the national spotlight, I believe three crucial matters are drug overdosage, immigration, and abortion rights.

 According to www.drugabuse.gov, over 25,000 people in the United Statements passed away from prescription drugs alone! That doesn’t even include the thousands of lives lost from cocaine or from the heroin epidemic. In all, www.teens.drugabuse.gov reports that in 2013, about 570,000 American lives were lost to these tempting yet horrible substances. I know that there are not many things you can do to prevent usage of these drugs- even with so many laws passed, there’s no way to completely get rid of this problem while people are still willing to use them, but there must be some way to prevent children from starting in the first place.

 I propose a mandatory week in all schools (Elementary, Middle and High schools alike) where health classes teach about the dangers of drugs and what the effects are.

  Immigration is just as big a problem as drugs. Innocent families are torn apart and people just looking for a better life are denied that privilege just because they weren’t born in, say, the next city over.

 Even though people are very against illegal immigrates, building a wall will not solve any problems. So please- make it easier to immigrate into our country, so deserving, innocent people don't get treated like dirt just because they didn't have the luck to be born somewhere else.

 The final thing I’d like to address is abortion rights. Please, for the love of all things equal and free, let women have the right to safe and accessible abortions. I should have the right to control my own body and make my own decisions- and not have ridiculous laws forced upon me by Congress members who most likely haven't or will not ever be able to have an abortion, due to the fact that 362 seats out of 438 are currently filled by men; as opposed to the 72 filled by women, the only gender that would actually be affected here. Even if it is banned, people will still find a way around it, and it most likely will not be a safe one. If people are going to have abortions, we want to make sure it's done safely and properly.

In parting, there is one final thing I’d like to say: please listen to the people of this country, and hear what we are saying.

Sincerely,

Ruby Sanchez