The presidential election and how it affects us.

Another presidential election year has rolled around, and It’s time to make a decision on who should occupy the role of presidency. There are currently three top candidates, who are Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump. As college students it is important for us to pay close attention to their view on higher education. Clinton and Sanders basically take the same stance. Clinton believes higher education should be debt-free and include a tax credit of up to $2500 per student and Sanders wants free tuition at public colleges and universities as well. Trump, who wants less government I’m sure will not be a fan of free secondary education. With the rise in gun violence nationwide, Clinton and Sanders want to ban several types of assault weapons, while Trump just wants to limit restrictions on guns. Also jobs and wages, especially with some of us about to enter the workforce. Clinton’s plan would involve a $ 275-billion-dollar plan that gives credits for jobs and her plan includes raising the federal minimum wage to $ 12.00 an hour. Personally I think trump should be disqualified from the election due to his stance on immigration and Muslims. He wants to ban Muslims and deport all undocumented individuals and freeze green cards. Trump also wants to ban same sex marriages.
These few issues prove that this election affects us more then we think. In Louisiana there are almost two types of cultures that are racially divided by a silent line of cultural beliefs and neighborhoods. We as millennials need to embrace our ability to have a say and vote, letting our voices be heard. Former Governor Bobby Jindal has left higher education in such a potentially drastic state in which we may never recover from. This should be a wakeup call on how we participate in political campaigns. We need to start caring who is put into office, and stop falling for the rhetoric of the old middle age white man, such as Trump. We have to take control of our futures and promote younger candidates who understand us and what we need. All I know is that whoever we put into office affects us very much and we have to start taking politics serious. We must learn to read behind the lines of what politicians are saying. Especially the opposition when they refer to crime, and education. It is time for us to grow up and let our voices be heard, because it’s our futures. Instead of waiting for some white man to save us. This is our county, which was built on the back of our ancestors.