True Change = Power to the People

Dear Senator Obama,
Congratulations on your recent victory in Iowa you have made Americans and Africans in the Diaspora Proud. Your past credentials and victories over the years has brought hope for a positive change to the future politics in Washington and this great country at large and the hope for a better life for the middle class is destined in your hands and in the hands of other people like you that have a sincere agenda for the future of this great country. You all cannot afford to fail.

I will like to contribute some solutions to help build a better future for our children and this great country.

“True leadership is not based on experience alone but rather on genuine constitutional principles with a sense of direction and consistency based on commitment to serve”.

Economy:
In the days of early depression in this country’s history, the economic strength of America was not built solely on what we have has a nation nor was it based on what we get from other nations but rather what America can do for itself and the world at large. America is a producing nation that is blessed with the brightest of minds in innovative ideas, science and technology. The middle class has always been the backbone of any strong economy. Unfortunately, the present politicians/stethoscope has taken the economic power from the American people and vested it in the hands of Washington lobbyist.

There is a great need to revive the hope embedded in the constitutional principles of our founding fathers (Abraham Lincoln & Thomas Jefferson), the dreams of our dynamic past leaders (Martin Luther King Jr. & J.F Kennedy) and the unity of the American people that make us one nation amity difficult times such as "September 11, 2001". These are the recipes for true positive changes that the average American looks forward to in the future.
“A hungry man is an angry man; an angry man is an irrational thinker; an irrational thinker is a danger to himself and the society”. As such, the economy of this great country comes first followed by quality education of its people, coupled with better and affordable health coverage and peace with an end to war and a drastic change in foreign policy of this nation.

War on Terror and current invasion/occupation of Iraq:
Any country or political entity that harbor terrorist or support/promote terrorist ideas is certainly not a friend of Americans or the free world at large. However, many people have always resented the presence of American troops in any country over the past decades. It is an invasion of their sovereign right, an imposition of undemocratic and unpopular leadership sponsored by cooperate America to protect there greedy interest in these countries and it is viewed as the new face of economic and social colonization even thought it is tagged globalization in Washington.
The problem of present-day Iraq is simply a struggle for leadership and control of its vast oil and land resources between the Sunni and the Shiite. This problem is beyond this current generation, it has been with Iraqis for hundreds of years and the only solution is solely in the hands of Iraqis themselves not America or Americans. (I will offer my solution to help Iraqis with there problems in future blogs.)
The continuous occupation of these countries will always be a recipe for fueling terror/disaster and ultimately war both at home and abroad.
United States of America must withdraw from Iraq immediately; there is no need to shed a single American blood in a war that was based on false intelligence (WMD). The current politicians and the leadership in the American army are not fighting for the interest of the American people but rather, protecting the greedy interest of cooperate America (Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, Private Military Companies/ Security contractor -Black Hawk, Lockheed martin etc.) that currently rules this great country at the expense of the American tax payers.
Americans are likeable people all around the world because they have championed the course of Liberty for decades but the current global American politics is resented and hated by the least of the developing nations.
We must respect the people's liberty, their religious believes, their culture, their values and their choice of political leadership and institutions. It took America over two hundred years to get to its current political standard, we don’t have to shove America political values down other country’s throat within two years, it is wrong and will simple not last.
I believe there is an institution called "UNITED NATIONS" with an organization constitution which America and many other sovereign nations are signatory. The organization’s constitution is not the same with that of the United States of America and America does not need to impose its social political values on the rest of the world. That is the essence of the concept of a “Free World”.

The new face of terror is beyond the Middle East. However, the real enemies of America are those nations that are determined to secretly empower the terrorist. (Russia, China, France, North Korea). These nations resent the current American politics and economic colonization which they have enjoyed for centuries but now dominated by the current stethoscope that rules America and they are determined to rein this great nation indirectly via diplomacy.

Immigration:
I will like to state for the records that I am an immigrant in this country but I chosen not to come to this country illegally, this makes a lot of difference and it has been the secret to my success so far in this great land of opportunities.
For the safety of the America people and its economy to be strong, the nation need to review its out dated immigration policies and politician need to stop playing politics with the future of the middle class (tax payers) by ignoring its constitution and rewarding immigration crime through a program called amnesty.

Solutions:
The federal government can discourage illegal immigration with increase funding of security personnel and a secured boarder support for the boarder states.

Any immigrant (legal/illegal) that currently has an immediate family member enlisted in the U.S Military should be granted a presidential pardon and their residential statues legalized without delay.

Every illegal immigrant that has committed a crime in this country “MUST BE DEPORTED IMMEDIATELY” (over two millions).

Any company that violates the existing labor laws by hiring illegal immigrant workers is an enemy of the average American people and such company should be punished to the full lent of the law including publishing a public register of such company's name on a website so that Americans can know who their true enemies are at home; just like sex offenders.

All illegal immigrants currently in the country must step forward and be properly documented and apply for a “guest worker visa” from the closest boarder state of their country of origin.
This “guest worker visa” will allows immigrant to do certain jobs that are crucial the future of the economy of this country such as farming and construction. (Over three millions workers).

Any other illegal immigrants that fail to take advantage of this opportunity should be deported to their country of origin as they pose a source of constant treat to the internal security of this great nation and the well being of its people.

The law that makes a child an American citizen despite being born to illegal immigrants in an illegal circumstance is certainly not in favor of the future security of this country, it is a loophole that illegal immigrants have exploited for decades and this is also a perfect tool in the hands of terrorist.

Imposing a fine of $5,000 dollars, learning/speaking/writing English is not the right/moral solution, in-fact, most illegal immigrant pay as much as $10,000 to $20,000 dollars cash for illegal marriage to American citizens in other to legalize their stay in the United States of America.
The real issue is it is wrong and unfair to those that chooses to migrate the legal and right way. Two wrongs can never make a right.
Thank you and best of God’s favor in the challenges that lies ahead.

Yours Sincerely,
Ade Kukoyi
Aurora Colorado, USA