Joe Pamelia

Libertarian
Candidate for U.S. House in Congressional District 4
Phone: (858) 201-9179
Email: weresavingamerica@gmail.com
3069 Peaks View Ln, Bullhead City, AZ 86439
(Mail: PO Box 1022, Prescott, AZ 86302)
Age: 64. (11/22/47, Newark, NJ).

Arizona since: 2012.

Occupation: CEO, EZ Courses.Org LLC, (Prescott, AZ); program manager, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems (El Segundo, CA); senior engineer, GE Government Systems (Kwajalein, Marshall Islands).

Marital: Single.

Children: 3.

Religious preference: Catholic.

Education: B.A., Rutgers University, B.A., Union College; Control Data Institute, computer engineering, diploma; RCA Technical Institute, electrical engineering, MSEE.

Political experience: When in Vietnam, I was heavily involved in training programs and working with the local officials in Long Binh and throughout Vietnam, when on military ops to help improve the level of education and skills of the Vietnamese people. I assisted in providing medical supplies, food, jobs and equipment to the Vietnamese people.

Memberships: Veterans of Foreign Wars; member and balloting committees, Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers.

Interests: Politics, music, sports, travel.

Political influence: Although my family were staunch Democrats and blue collar coal miners and machinists, I have to say that Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan most impressed me, since their vision was for a fair and equitable America. JFK also impressed me, however his vision of a socialistic society just did not justify the reality of the balance needed for everyday life.

Top priority: Given the disastrous position the American people have been placed in, as far as the economy is concerned, my top priority is to bring jobs back and central to our American core. That is, the North American Free Trade Agreement (otherwise known as NAFTA, thanks to John Kerry and his cronies in both the Democrat and Republican Parties) destroyed our manufacturing base, allowing companies to manufacture offshore, just to put more money back in the executives’ pockets, and force millions out of work. If you do not have manufacturing, you are nothing more than a tourist trap, complete with service retailers and fast food stands.

Respected opponent: Ronald Reagan once said, “Government is not the solution, government is the problem.” The fact is, Ronald Reagan was actually a conservative Libertarian, much like myself. However, Ronald Reagan made blunders later as president, and relied on war to bring back our economy, but alas that was not to last, as war cannot continue forever and the economy crashed again, as should be expected.

Job creation measures: We must return jobs to America by bringing manufacturing back. In that light, I insist that NAFTA be either repealed altogether or at a minimum, modified. If you are going to sell here in the U.S., then you must manufacture here in the U.S. Secondly, I would repeal altogether or at least modify the H1-B Visa Program which has imported for a number of years at least 100,000 immigrants to take American jobs. This was implemented in G. Bush Jr. administration, by William Gates and other CEO’s from Silicon Valley. The fact is, corporate America decided they did not want to pay an American engineer $60 to 80k a year anymore, but $30k at most, and no benefits. This has been going on for many years, ever since G. Bush Jr. has been in office.

Illegal immigration: I have a very detailed plan which would hold each employer responsible that hires an alien, whether from Italy, France, Mexico, Canada or otherwise. I will introduce legislation that will require each illegal alien to submit an application to their prospective employer, which will be forwarded on [to] the INS or a different agency, which will check for warrants, felonies, etc. If approved, a special ID card will be issued, much like our beloved social security card. The alien will then be allowed to work and will pay taxes just like everyone else who wants the benefits and protection of our country and taxpayers. There are many other details that are too numerous to discuss here.

Federal deficit: No more corporate bailouts, Wall Street bailouts, bank bailouts and absolutely no more European bailouts. The fact is, the American people are constantly being forced to invest 75% and bulk of the IMF (known as the International Monetary Fund) to fund the rest of the world. This must stop now.

President Obama’s qualifications: The American people are embarrassed and disgusted that there is even a question as to whether or not this man is even eligible to run for office, any office. It would seem to me that a politician that comes out of nowhere, is tied to the Chicago political scene and people like Rahm Emanual, should never have been made president. The fact is, he was anointed president and [given a] Nobel Peace Prize just because he became the president. He himself stated on nationwide TV that he did nothing to deserve the prize and the $1 million.