Subject: Re: DRAFT: Detroit on Jobs
From: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
To: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Karen Finney <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Megan Rooney <[email-masked]>, Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 22:24:21 -0500
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

Apologize for the late responses here.

1. In this line: Not California, not China, not Germany – Michigan.   I
would take out "Not California". Let's not bash any post March state, but
also CA is doing a ton of auto innovation on this front too.

2. Suniva solar plant Not sure here, but doublechecking... I thought they
had issues post government investment and needed to have a bailout before
getting back to profitability.  ??

3. *"casino culture" *might not be great re: Nevada, Reid.  Also there's a
MGM Casino right in downtown Detroit (if memory services me right).
Perhaps reckless gambling with our economy.  reckless risk taking. greedy
risk taking. ?

4. This country has given you so much.  If you desert America, you’ll pay a
price. can we add the American worker somewhere here.  This country,
American workers, have given you so much.

5. Agree with adding one more line on Detroit schools.  I've talked to
teachers in Detroit??  I've seen the pictures of mold.?  Something along
those lines.

6. I worry about talking about immigration in this way here or even at
all.  If we do want to talk about it... we should address the underlying
concerns of working class guys in unions who are VERY worried about wages
going down and people taking their jobs.  Instead my key suggestion is to
make the case that fixing immigration HELPS working class guys too.
Bottomline: if we get rid of exploitation (of immigrants), ALL American
workers benefit.

Original: We also need to finally fix our broken immigration system.  That
will bring millions of undocumented workers out of the shadows; increase
wages for Americans and immigrant workers; generate billions of dollars in
new revenue; strengthen key industries – and by the way, it’s the right
thing to do for families.

Suggestions: We also need to finally fix our broken immigration system.  In
this election cycle, Republicans have been whipping up hate and hysteria by
telling stories of untold waves of foreigners flowing across our border.
But, here's the reality, net movement of immigrants coming into this
country is going in the other direction. So, the most important thing we
have to do is to bring the 11-12 million undocumented people who are
already here out of the shadows. It is not just the right thing to do
because it keeps families together, but all American workers benefit when
our neighbors can't be exploited and are paying their fair share of taxes.

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 7:49 PM, Ann O'Leary <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Yes, he was! We have not name called him because he wasn't one who made
> decision in Flint and we didn't want to make it only about him, but it is
> pretty outrageous.
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Karen Finney <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>> According to people magazine, Darnell Earley, who just stepped down from
>> overseeing the Detroit schools was the city manager in Flint!!
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Ann O'Leary <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Agree with Karen we should probably beef up the sentence on page 10:
>>>
>>> We are giving this to HRC for background for debate and events this
>>> weekend -- Megan, I'd cull from here to make the Detroit School line more
>>> focused on outrage and need for immediate solutions:
>>>
>>> *K-12 INSERT / DETROIT SCHOOLS:*  *The Detroit Schools are in awful
>>> condition.  What would you do about it?  Do you support local control of
>>> the school district?*
>>>
>>>    - Lets recognize for a moment that there's a pattern here. Another
>>>    low-income, largely African-American city with a problem that is
>>>    devastating a generation of children. Another state appointed Emergency
>>>    Manager. Another round of excuses and finger pointing as the problem gets
>>>    worse and your Governor sits on his hands.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - Detroit's children are sitting in classrooms with rodents and
>>>    mold. Ceilings are caving in. The heat is barely functioning. 6
>>>    percent of fourth graders are proficient in reading. 5 percent are
>>>    proficient in math.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - That's unacceptable in America. Detroit has fought too hard. Its
>>>    families have sacrificed too much. Its time for action.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - Its time for Governor Snyder to give Detroit's schools back to
>>>    Detroit. Its time to rebuild our crumbling schools and invest in our
>>>    students and teachers. Its time to give every child clean water, a safe
>>>    classroom, and a world class education.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Nick Merrill <
>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Schools is in there no?  Page 10.
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 3, 2016, at 7:08 PM, Karen Finney <[email-masked]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Recognize we have to do jobs/trade message - BUT - Given what's
>>>> happening in Detroit regarding schools and the lawsuit AFT recently filed
>>>> against the city can we really go there and not even mention it given what
>>>> an advocate she has been in Flint? There are serious complaints about
>>>> potential health issues related to mold, but DPS has apparently blocked
>>>> health inspectors from the teacher's union. Seems a bit tone deaf not to
>>>> say something but to suggest that good things are happening in Eastern
>>>> Detroit.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Teachers union says DPS blocked its health inspectors
>>>>
>>>> Officials from Detroit's teachers union blasted Detroit Public Schools
>>>> on Wednesday after the district blocked the union's environmental experts
>>>> from investigating possible mold growth, water damage and other problems
>>>> inside nine schools.
>>>>
>>>> "Our members are demanding that we give them specific answers as to
>>>> what's going on in their schools," Ivy Bailey, interim president of the
>>>> Detroit Federation of Teachers, said at a news conference outside
>>>> Spain-Elementary Middle School.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2016/02/03/dft-school-inspections/79766166/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> AFT sues Detroit schools over decrepit conditions
>>>>
>>>> Mold, rodents and water-damaged ceilings were among the unsafe
>>>> classroom conditions cited in a recently filed lawsuit against the Detroit
>>>> Public Schools by the American Federation of Teachers-Michigan, the Detroit
>>>> Federation of Teachers and parent groups. David Hecker, the president of
>>>> the AFT-Michigan, said the action was taken to force the district to
>>>> respond after years of neglect. The January lawsuit — and rolling teacher
>>>> sick-outs — drew national attention to the long-neglected schools.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Detroit Public Schools will be completely broke by April. Here's how
>>>> things got to this point.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.vox.com/2016/3/3/11156026/detroit-public-schools-rhodes-explained
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Megan Rooney <
>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone --
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's a revised draft for tomorrow.  Thanks to everyone who sent
>>>>> edits today.  This has gone to the Secretary.  Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *Karen Finney*
>>>> *Senior Adviser for Communications & Political Outreach*
>>>> *Hillary for America*
>>>> [email-masked] <[email-masked]>*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ann O'Leary
>>> Senior Policy Advisor
>>> Hillary for America
>>> Cell: 510-717-5518
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Karen Finney*
>> *Senior Adviser for Communications & Political Outreach*
>> *Hillary for America*
>> [email-masked] <[email-masked]>*
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Ann O'Leary
> Senior Policy Advisor
> Hillary for America
> Cell: 510-717-5518
>

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