Taxes
The Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has fixed many of our tax system’s problems. It has repatriated billions of dollars and thousands of jobs that had been moved overseas to escape America’s high corporate tax rate. It has stimulated investment and job creation, raised wages, added employee benefits such as parental leave, and inspired millions of one-time employee bonuses worth thousands of dollars each. It has cut taxes for 80-90 percent of all taxpayers.

How else can we improve our new tax system? Continue to make it fairer, simpler, and more honest. We can close special interest loopholes and end tax codes that allow cheating. When we’re done, payroll employees should feel no need for professional help to file their taxes, and every taxpayer should feel we all pay our fair share.

Sanctity of Life
The right to life is the civil rights issue of our time. We must protect the unborn and their mothers, the elderly, people with disabilities and terminal diseases, and other rejected and threatened members of society. Mick believes that life begins at conception, and that abortion harms everyone touched by it. It rips the moral fabric of our nation. We must end this divisive national tragedy as soon as possible, so that once again, America can serve as a beacon of human rights around the world.

Jobs & Economy
The federal government kills more American jobs through regulation than it could ever create through public works projects or stimulus packages. We must remove all regulations that discourage hiring, discourage banks from lending to businesses, and discourage manufacturers from producing goods here in America. The White House has begun to eliminate these needless and burdensome regulations.

Next, we can shift existing federal spending from non-productive programs to renew our national infrastructure. Our roads, bridges, railroads, airports, water and sewer lines, and energy generation and transmission systems form the backbone of our economy and the lifeline of our public well being. But compared with other wealthy nations, America’s infrastructure is old and crumbling. Repairing and renewing it will help both businesses and citizens, and will create steady, good-paying, hard hat jobs. This isn’t government magic – it’s common sense.

2nd Amendment
Human beings have the God-given right to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. Americans have the Constitutional right to buy, own, and carry firearms. Our Second Amendment rights should allow us undisturbed carry of our firearms no matter which state we live in or travel to. Black guns – often wrongly called “assault rifles” – should have equal legal status as other hunting rifles. And gun owners should be able to protect their hearing by buying silencers without undergoing a background investigation or paying a special tax.

Energy
New Mexico’s federal public lands were always intended to benefit its citizens. But recently, much of New Mexico’s public land has been fenced off from the people. This is an outrageous overreach by the federal government. We demand the return of our public land for energy production and job creation, while we preserve its natural beauty for our children and grandchildren. New Mexico can and will lead our nation in producing clean energy for national energy independence.

Healthcare
Mick wants to replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and restore a free-market approach to health insurance. We should be able to buy insurance across state lines, just like car insurance. Each of us should take responsibility for our health, and work with our medical providers to control costs.

Immigration
Our country’s generosity exceeds our resources to assimilate everyone who wants to immigrate here. Currently, illegal immigrants far outnumber legal immigrants – and we can’t even properly vet our legal immigrants. Illegal immigrants who disobey our laws, disrespect our country, or intend to do us harm cannot be allowed to stay. Once our current immigration pattern is reversed, and legal immigrants far outnumber illegal immigrants, we can address the status of those illegal immigrants who have become responsible members of society.

Veterans
Mick is committed to giving our veterans the care and dignity they deserve. As currently run, the Department of Veteran Affairs proves that government-run healthcare doesn’t work. Our wounded warriors deserve the best medical care possible

National Security
Protecting America and Americans from foreign threats and terrorists is our federal government’s top priority. Mick will ensure that New Mexico’s military bases and national laboratories continue to play a vital role in keeping America safe. The men and women who protect our country – our military and first responders – will be the best trained and equipped in the world. And we will provide our veterans the best medical care possible.^[2]