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 22:38:51 -0500
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

Want to pull back one aspect of my immigration suggestion.  After thinking
more about it, I think  "paying their fair share of taxes" goes too far.

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 10:24 PM, Amanda Renteria <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> 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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