In May 2008, for the the 17th consecutive month, the state of Nevada experienced the highest forclosure rate in the nation.
One in every 118 Nevada households received a foreclosure notice in May 2008, per ConsumerReports.com. One in 43 Nevada homes is "in financial trouble" per MSNBC on August 5, 2008.
While the Nevada legislature is contemplating new laws to confront the foreclosure crisis, Nevada voters will flock to support the presidential candidate who offers aid to frustrated homeowners and to financially-strapped lower-income and middle-class wage earners.
Immigration Reform
Reform of U.S. immigration laws is a key issue in Nevada, particularly in the Las Vegas area, where Latinos comprise 22% of the massive entertainment and tourist services workforce. The vast majority of Latinos employed by hotels and casinos labor in hourly wage jobs. In Nevada, Latino workers also comprise 81% of the agricultural workforce 47% of the construction and mining workforce.
Nevada Democratic voters will stand with a presidential candidate who wholeheartedly supports liberalizing immigration laws, including:
Storage of Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain
All Nevadans, liberals and conservatives, are quite concerned over the U.S. Department of Energy's determined plans to dump high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
Writes Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada at his Senate website, "I have been fighting this project because it threatens our health and safety. Nevadans are overwhelmingly opposed to this Project, and some have been led to believe that its completion is inevitable. I disagree. We have solid scientific evidence behind us, and I believe we can defeat this ill-conceived project."
For more, see Environmental Issues: Nuclear Energy & Nuclear Waste.
Look for all Nevadans to ask Barack Obama and John McCain about their intentions for Yucca Mountain.
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