Donald Trump Stances

Donald Trump

	Foreign Policy
		The government should increase the military budget
		The U.S. should stay out of middle eastern conflicts
		The U.S. should not accept refugees and should send them all back to Syria
		The U.S. should not prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria; let the Russians take out ISIS
		The U.S. should not send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS; conduct targeted airstrikes instead
		The U.S. should not overthrow President Assad of Syria as this would allow ISIS to control Syria
		The government should not conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities; let China address this issue
		The U.S. should continue to support Israel
		The military should fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists; use all means necessary to combat terrorism
		The U.S. should continue NSA surveillance of its allies; surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats
		Foreign terrorism suspects are not U.S. citizens and should be subject to enhanced interrogation methods
		The U.S. should maintain a presence at the United Nations

	Immigration
		Children of illegal immigrants should not be granted citizenship
		Illegal immigrants should not be given access to government-subsidized healthcare
		Illegal immigrants working in the U.S. should not be granted temporary amnesty and should be removed
		Law enforcement should be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes so that federal immigration authorities can take custody of them; all illegal immigrants should be turned over to federal authorities and deported
		Illegal immigrants should not be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state
		Support stronger measures to increase our border security
		Immigrants to the U.S. should be required to learn English
		Muslim immigrants should be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists

	Domestic Policy
		Supports the Patriot Act
		Does not support increased gun control
		Not in favor of decriminalizing drug use
		Does not support affirmative action programs
		Corporations and unions should not be permitted to fund advertisements backing political candidates through political action committees (Super PACS)
		Every person purchasing a gun should be required to pass a criminal and public safety background check
		The government should not raise the retirement age for Social Security
		People on the “no-fly list” should not be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition
		Victims of gun violence should not be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers
		Internet service providers should be allowed to prioritize traffic for websites that pay higher rates than their competitors
		The NSA should be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations; helps track suspected terrorists
		The government should be allowed to seize private property, with reasonable compensation, for public or civic use

	The Economy
		Adults who receive government benefits should be required to work
		The government should make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt
		Labor unions help the economy
		The government should increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate
		The federal reserve bank should be audited by Congress
		The federal government should not subsidize U.S. farmers; end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course
		Minimum wage standards should be adjusted by age group
		The U.S. should reduce corporate income tax rates
		Wall Street executives should not be criminally charged for their roles in the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis
		Favors an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes
		Welfare recipients should be tested for drugs
		Employers should be required to pay men and women, who perform the same work, the same salary
		Does not support the Trans-Pacific Partnership; it will incentivize companies to move U.S. jobs overseas

	Social Issues
		Pro-life, but allow in cases of abuse or danger to the mother or baby
		The federal government should allow the death penalty
		Does not support the legalization of same sex marriage; marriage should be defined as between a man and woman
		The government should not support an organization that performs abortions (PP)
		A business should be able to deny services because of religious beliefs
		Health insurance companies should not be required to provide free birth control
		The government should not remove references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments
		The military should not allow women to serve in combat roles
		The federal government should not allow states to fly the confederate flag

	Crime
		Federal prisons should not ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles

	The Environment
		The U.S. should expand offshore oil drilling
		National Parks should continue to be preserved and protected by the federal government, but allow more public access
		The federal government continue to give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry
		The government should leave the energy sector alone and end support for failed technologies
		Supports the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources
		The government should not increase environmental regulations to prevent global warming; it is a natural occurrence

	Education
		Does not support the adoption of Common Core national educational standards
		Would not support increasing taxes on the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans

	Healthcare
		Support the legalization of Marijuana, but only for medical use
		The federal government should not require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases
		The federal government should increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)
		Does not support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

	Elections
		A photo ID should be required to vote to prevent voter fraud

	Science
		The government should not fund space travel