Fix Our Foreign Policy

Exhibit 6 below is the portion of the Comprehensive 8-Year American Strategic Reform Plan (ASRP) that will help to “Fix Our Foreign Policy.” It is supported by the Universal Principles that drive our domestic policies and the proposals presented in the ASRP. The proposed ASRP is based on the concepts of love, truth, transparency, competition, and common sense, and it has utilized the Universal Principles to address the major issues facing our nation. These same Universal Principles that drive our domestic policies should also drive our foreign policies.

There are at least four major foreign policy issues that have a substantial impact on the social, economic, and political environments in the U.S. and they are: the current political and military conflicts in foreign countries; the illegal immigration and drug trafficking across U.S. borders; the impact of globalization on income, unemployment, and poverty in the U.S.; and cybercrime and identity theft within and across U.S. borders. The following paragraphs will describe how the ASRP would address these four major foreign policy issues.

1. Political and military conflicts in foreign countries

When there are political or military conflicts within a foreign country or between one or more foreign countries, the primary objective of the U.S. should be to work with the United Nations and our allies to help establish a ceasefire and facilitate negotiations between the warring factions to achieve a peaceful resolution of the conflicts.

The negotiations should include arbitrators and leaders that represent each of the warring factions and leaders that represent the innocent people (refugees) who are being destroyed by the conflict between the warring factions (the victims of the Sins Against Humanity caused by war). The negotiators would list all the issues that are causing hate, self-righteousness, judgment, condemnation, and persecution (war) between the warring factions and the refugees. Then, the negotiators would use the redemptive process from the Universal Principles to find common-sense solutions to all the issues causing the conflict.

The goal of the negotiations would be to find common-sense solutions to all the issues that are causing hatred, self-righteousness, judgment, condemnation, and persecution (war) between the different factions. The redemptive process would challenge each faction in the conflict to deal honestly with each issue. The results of the negotiations should include a plan for the prosecution or forgiveness of those who have committed Sins Against Humanity.

If it is not possible to negotiate an immediate ceasefire, consider implementing the following initiatives:

When feasible, work with the United Nations and our allies to establish military strategies and tactics such that a concerted effort is made to establish a “safe zone” within the country or countries involved in conflicts to protect the lives of innocent civilians and children so that the refugees from the conflicts will have a safe place to flee to inside their country.

This includes the use of surveillance equipment, weapons, and tactics that would create “no-fly zones” that protect the sky above and the perimeter around the “safe zones.” This would help solve the massive refugee problems and civilian casualties that come with most conflicts. It would also maintain a large contingent of civilians within the country with the incentive to become involved in a peaceful and representative government after the conflict is over. (Department of State, Department of Defense)
Once the “safe zones” have been established to protect innocent civilians and children, continue to work with the United Nations and our allies to help establish a ceasefire between the warring factions by utilizing the Universal Principles and military tactics to help find a common ground for a lasting peace that reduces political tensions within each country and the world community. (Department of State, Department of Defense)
By utilizing the Universal Principles, the U.S. must refrain from using its military power to attempt to confiscate or control the resources of other countries without their consent, as some have suggested. Instead, we should use our military to protect our nation and its citizens from those nations and individuals who commit Sins Against Humanity by infringing on the free will and civil rights of citizens or other nations through violence, coercion, abuse, or exploitation. (Department of State, Department of Defense)
Instead of focusing primarily on military sales to countries involved in conflicts, the United States should work with these and other countries as broad-based trading partners. Our focus should be on selling raw materials, products, and expertise to help other countries develop, thereby becoming better customers for our industries. Additionally, we should consider purchasing raw materials, products, and expertise from industries in other countries in areas where we have resource deficiencies and a lack of competition within our own country.

The goal of the U.S. should be to improve the standard of living for its citizens, as well as the citizens of other countries with which it trades, while reducing global political tensions. (Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce)
When the U.S. is directly involved in a conflict with another country, we should attempt to resolve the conflict through direct political negotiations with our adversary. If that is not possible, and time permits, we should attempt to resolve the conflict through the United Nations and our allies. If that option is not successful, then we would have no other option but to use military strategies and tactics to resolve the conflict. Our goal should be to do all we can to achieve and preserve the peace before committing our military and the lives of our soldiers to war. (Department of State, Department of Defense)
The U.S. State Department, the intelligence community, and the military should continue to have the ongoing task of monitoring and evaluating political and military developments in other countries to ensure that the U.S. is second to none in military preparedness. However, at the same time, America should work toward the continued reduction of nuclear armaments and military conflicts around the world. (Department of State, Department of Defense)

2. Illegal immigration and drug trafficking across U.S. borders

The implementation of the proposed Public Personal Identification System (PPIS) would enable the U.S. Government to use modern technology to control illegal immigration and drug trafficking across all U.S. borders. The system would make it possible for every U.S. citizen, using their cellular telephone, to partner with law enforcement in identifying and apprehending illegal immigrants and drug traffickers who are currently crossing all our borders, not just those crossing the southern border. This system would also make it possible for America to begin implementing the following initiatives as it gains better control of illegal immigration across its borders:

Before beginning the evaluation process of the illegal immigrants already living in America, establish agreements with Mexico and other countries for the humane treatment of non-criminal illegal immigrants who must be deported from the U.S. This would be accomplished by working with these countries to provide safe zones and deportation facilities for the deportees to use to be reunited safely with their families. (Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State)
Utilize the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. military, and the National Guard, along with local and state governments, to stop the massive flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border of the U.S. The illegal immigrants would be detained at the border crossings, identified by name and country of origin, fingerprinted and added to PPIS, provided with the proper paperwork and procedures to properly apply for immigration into the U.S., and then they would be transported back to the safe zones within their countries of origin by various means of transportation.
The Department of Homeland Security would continue evaluating the illegal immigrants already living in America, using the PPIS, by setting a deadline date for all illegal immigrants to report to immigration authorities and document the circumstances surrounding their illegal immigration status. Any undocumented illegal immigrants discovered after the deadline date would be candidates for immediate deportation as described above or prosecution. Anyone harboring these undocumented illegal immigrants would be subject to a fine or other penalty.

Undocumented immigrants would be forgiven for their first offense of being in the U.S. illegally and would be evaluated according to the current Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) principles. The INA principle concerning the reunification of families would give special consideration to immigrants who qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA).

These evaluations should provide a pathway to citizenship for those illegal immigrants who qualify under the INA principles and guidelines. Once the undocumented immigrants have been processed, the existing immigration process at the southern border would be reopened and continue to operate as designed or modified. Immigration officials would begin processing new applications for citizenship, including the applications of the illegal aliens who were transported back to safe zones. (Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice)
Utilize the proposed PPIS to address the root causes of illegal immigration to America, which is the financial success of illegal drug trafficking and human trafficking. The PPIS would track the flow of people, illegal drugs, weapons, and money crossing the U.S. borders.

U.S. drug enforcement authorities would be able to utilize the PPIS to track weapons and money and move up the supply chain to the higher-level drug dealers, middlemen, and drug producers. They would need to establish close working relationships with the drug enforcement authorities in Mexico and other countries to extradite the drug traffickers to the U.S. for prosecution.

Drug enforcement authorities in the U.S. and other countries could negotiate to give the drug traffickers the option to turn themselves in to authorities. In return, the authorities would reduce their potential prison sentences, dependent on the severity of their crimes, and make it possible for them to eventually obtain their freedom. Otherwise, the drug traffickers could stand to lose all their possessions and spend the rest of their lives in prison. (Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice)
Collaborate with other countries, particularly those in Central and South America, to enhance social, political, and economic cooperation between our nations, thereby providing their citizens with a more economically stable, secure, and safe environment in which to live. This would substantially reduce the number of people who are risking their lives and family fortunes to flee their countries and immigrate to America.

It would also make it easier for foreigners to come to this country on a regular, temporary basis to assist our industries with temporary employment that is not readily available, and for American citizens to go to foreign countries to assist them with their social and economic problems. (Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Commerce)
It is proposed that the production, sale, and use of marijuana as a prescription drug for medical purposes be legalized in the U.S. and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. When a large percentage of patients begin to suffer side effects more damaging than the illness being treated, then the drug would be taken off the market for that particular illness. This would be the case for all prescription drugs, including opioids. (Department of Health and Human Services)
Although the proponents of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana point to the governmental tax benefits, they seem to ignore the potential health problems and social problems that marijuana can cause, which are similar to the problems caused by the tobacco industry. Of particular concern is the negative impact that marijuana may have on children who might start using it at an early age, and the impact that secondhand smoke from marijuana might have on children and adults.

However, it is proposed that the U.S. decriminalize marijuana, but place some restrictions on its use for recreational purposes, which would include the following:
1. Restrict the amount of marijuana a recreational user may possess at one time.
2. Restrict the number of marijuana plants that a recreational user may grow.
3. Prohibit the sale of recreational marijuana, except as prescribed by state laws.
4. Prohibit the use of recreational marijuana around children under a certain age.
5. Allow recreational users to cultivate their own plants to mitigate the impact of the illicit market.
6. Allow organizations to prohibit marijuana use in their facilities if they desire.
7. Set up guidelines for smoking marijuana, like the guidelines for smoking tobacco.
8. Impose stiff fines or penalties on those who violate the guidelines for recreational marijuana use. (Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice)

3. Impact of globalization on income, unemployment, and poverty

When the money problems associated with the U.S. public debt and the ceiling on government spending due to the public debt are resolved by converting from the current Debt/Credit-Based Monetary System to the proposed Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System, the Federal Government would be able to generate funding for the much-needed infrastructure projects and the proposed environmental projects, which would create many new jobs and new industries.

When the proposed Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System is implemented, banks and other lending institutions would no longer be able to inflate the economy with unsupported debt from fractional reserve banking. As a result, an estimated $92.6 billion in lost revenue from potential interest charged to the banks and other lending institutions would be added to the federal budget to help pay off the public debt.

If the federal minimum wage is increased from $7.25 per hour to $15.00 per hour, as proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives, virtually all households would exceed the current federal poverty threshold and federal, state, and local governments would begin to receive additional tax revenues and the need for welfare programs would be substantially reduced.

These additional tax revenues, along with the funds made available by the Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System, would enable federal, state, and local governments to begin investing in the national infrastructure, which is currently experiencing a $2.6 trillion shortfall, and create many new jobs.

The proposed Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System would also make it possible for the federal government to begin investing in the proposed initiatives for a 100% recycling program for the nation, which would begin repairing the damage to our environment caused by over a century of neglect, and would create more jobs in the American economy.

These new recycling industries would create new jobs, develop innovative technologies, establish new industries, and generate new sources of revenue for federal, state, and local governments. The initial investments by the federal government would be grants with specific goals and timelines to colleges and universities, the scientific community, and industry, to develop and design automated processes and equipment for constructing prototype plants for each recycling initiative. These grants to colleges and universities would provide additional revenue to help bring down the costs of a college education in America.

The money received by the restructured Federal Reserve System from the national banks and other lending institutions, the Federal Government (until the federal budget is balanced), along with Savings Bonds sold to the public, would be used to pay off the national debt, fund new infrastructure and environmental projects that benefit the people, and reduce taxes to businesses and individuals. This new monetary system would enable America to create an excess of jobs in the U.S. economy, which would lead to the following foreign initiatives:

Outsource excess American jobs to other countries, particularly underdeveloped ones, to help them improve their standard of living and environmental conditions. The excess American jobs created by the new monetary system from investments in infrastructure and environmental projects, along with tax incentives to recover or replace the outsourced jobs that directly impact the social, economic, and military security of the country, would provide full employment for all Americans who are willing and able to work.

To protect the new technologies developed in America and enhance the economies of our trading partners, American major manufacturers would establish assembly plants in the export countries, staffed primarily by the citizens of those countries. This would provide incentives for the citizens of those countries to buy American products. That is what foreign manufacturers are doing in the United States today.

The U.S. Department of Education would work with educational institutions and American industries to match the nation's skills with the needs of American industries. (Department of Commerce, Department of Education)
Work with other countries to back up their monetary systems with their natural resources, raw materials, and other capital resources (solid rocks), rather than the creditworthiness of each country (shifting sand), so that America can build trade relationships that will provide economic benefits for our country as well as the other countries involved. (Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury, Department of State)
Work with other countries to develop a system that would allow the currencies of countries to be used as a medium of exchange, rather than a commodity, to establish a stable worldwide standard for evaluating the currencies, commodities, natural resources, raw materials, and other capital resources of all the countries in the world. (Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury, Department of State)
Export the technologies we develop for 100% recycling plants, and assist other underdeveloped countries in building recycling plants and finding applications for the recycled raw materials within their own country.

The objectives of America would be to lead the battle to repair the global damage that has occurred to the earth’s environment and to improve the standard of living of citizens in other countries, thereby making them better trading partners for American products and services. (Department of Commerce, Department of State)

4. Cybercrime and identity theft within and across U.S. borders

The Canadian website entitled “Blue-Pencil” at (Bluepencil-Ciber Crime Facts and Statistics. n.d.) provides the following facts and statistics about cybercrime:

Some Facts and Statistics about Cybercrime?

Global ransomware damage costs were expected to exceed $5 billion by the end of 2017.
The number one industry that is cyber-attacked is the healthcare industry.
Cybercrime will cause the current shortage in the cybersecurity workforce to become much worse by 2021.
There were 19 cyber criminals on the FBI’s most wanted list in May 2016.
Poor cybersecurity practices are often caused by company employees, which include telling colleagues their password (43%), failing to log out (69%), and logging into an unsecured Wi-Fi network (53%).
The world’s most expensive computer virus called “MyDoom” caused $38.5 billion in damages after it was discovered in 2004.
About 600,000 Facebook accounts were compromised every day as of May 2016 by cybercriminals who used fake “Facebook-like” buttons, spam, and other techniques to trick users into downloading a virus.
Some cyber-crimes are inside jobs because 59% of employees steal data when they quit or get fired from their jobs.
Email attachments are the #1 delivery method for malware.
About 50% of cyber-attacks are driven by “hacktivism,” which is the use of cybercrime and cyber-attacks to promote a political agenda.

According to the website entitled “ProPublica” at (Propublica.org-NSA Data Collection. n.d.), the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) maintains a database known as “metadata” that keeps a record of most phone calls made in the U.S., which amounts to several billion calls per day.

The NSA/CSS tracks email, Facebook posts, and instant messages on an unknown number of people, which involves the cooperation of at least nine different technology companies, including Google, Facebook, and Yahoo. The NSA/CSS also intercepts massive amounts of raw internet traffic and stores billions of communication records per day in its databases. There have been reports that the audio content of the phone calls of some individuals is recorded.

This very dangerous practice of massive indiscriminate spying on the American people must be stopped, because these secret databases could be used by a political tyrant to accumulate data to destroy their political opposition or citizens who exercise free speech, and totally compromise our democratic system of government.

To protect the American people, we must have a transparent system that can isolate those particular transactions and conduct that could potentially lead to criminal or terrorist activity that impinges on the free will, civil rights, or safety of the American people. The system should then allow any person to quickly notify law enforcement to help ensure that unlawful activity does not go unnoticed.

Since identity theft of some kind is usually one of the main components of most crimes involving credit cards, healthcare, and cyber-crime, the way to fight identity theft is to make it very difficult for a person’s identity to be stolen. Fingerprint technology is a proven way to prevent identity theft.

By utilizing the proposed transparent Public Personal Identification System (PPIS), national and international monetary transactions would go through an extra level of security to make sure the parties to the transactions are in agreement and that the money entering and leaving the proposed new Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System from and to an outside source are backed by labor, materials, assets, or capital.

The current practice of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) of indiscriminately storing billions of records per day of the phone calls and raw internet traffic of U.S. citizens would be discontinued securely, and NSA/CSS would be reassigned the task of continuously monitoring the transactions associated with the PPIS and the PFID for evidence of potential criminal or terrorist activity.

To ensure that all transactions entering and leaving the monetary system are properly supported by labor, materials, assets, or capital, the NSA/CSS would monitor deposits in all banking institutions for illegal transactions and suspicious activity. The PPIS would provide public access through a cellular phone for anyone to report illegal transactions or suspicious activity.

The NSA/CSS would also be responsible for collaborating with other governmental agencies to develop leading-edge technologies that protect U.S. citizens from both foreign and domestic cyberattacks and identity theft. See Appendix 13 for a synopsis of the proposed Public Personal Identification System (PPIS).

5. How Can the Universal Principles Be Used to Address the Illegal Immigration/Drug Trafficking Issue?

U.S. Immigration Statistics (2008-2017). Appendix 12H provides U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) statistics by region, country, and state from 2008 to 2017 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at (DHS.gov-US 2008-2017 Immigration Statistics. n.d.). From 2008 to 2017, the number of individuals obtaining legal permanent residency in the U.S. remained relatively stable, averaging 1,074,301 LPRs per year, with a total of 1,127,167 LPRs in 2017.

The total of 1,127,167 LPRs in 2017 was broken down as follows: 45.8% or 516,508 immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, 20.6% or 232,238 family-sponsored preferences, 12.2% or 137,855 employment-based preferences, 4.6% or 51,592 diversity visas, 13.0% or 146,003 refugees and asylees, and 3.8% or 42,971 other visas. This is evidence that the legal aspects of the INA are working as designed.

Appendix 12I provides statistics on the total number of refugees and persons with I-94 Temporary Visas admitted to the U.S. In 2017, the total number of refugees admitted to the U.S. was 53,691 with a breakdown as follows: 37.7% or 20,248 from Africa, 49.6% or 26,648 from Asia, 9.4% or 5,026 from Europe, 2.7% or 1,455 from North America, 0.4% or 233 from South America, and 0.2% or 81 were unknown.

The average number of refugees admitted over the ten years from 2008 to 2017 was 67,105, with the following breakdown: 23.6% or 13,814 from Africa, 68.4% or 45,891 from Asia, 2.8% or 1,905 from Europe, 4.6% or 3,078 from North America, 0.3% or 223 from South America, and 0.3% or 195 were unknown.

Appendices 12I and 12J provide U.S. I-94 Temporary Visa statistics from 2008 to 2017. The total number of I-94 non-immigrant temporary admissions into the U.S. each year since 2008 almost doubled from 39.38 million in 2008 to 77.64 million in 2017.

The 77.64 million non-immigrant temporary admissions by state for 2017 were broken down as follows: 30.4% or 23.64 million were tourists and business travelers with visa waivers, 59.8% or 46.42 million were tourists and business travelers with other visas, 3.3% or 2.53 million were students and exchange visitors, 5.1% or 3.97 million were temporary workers and families, 0.6% or 450,457 were diplomats and other representatives, 0.7% or 575,214 were all the other classes, and 0.1% or 57,707 were unknown.

Appendix 12K provides statistics on the population of illegal aliens in the U.S. from 2008 to 2015. The total number of illegal aliens in the U.S. has been very stable over the past eight years, from 2008 to 2015, with an estimated total in 2008 of 11.60 million and 11.96 million in 2015, and an average of 11.36 million over the eight-year period.

This is strong evidence that the vast majority of illegal aliens have been living in the U.S. for over ten years and are already connected to family members who have a lawful immigration status in the U.S. Over these ten years, there has been a significant reduction in the number of illegal aliens from Mexico and a significant increase in the number of Illegal aliens from El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Honduras, Philippines, and China.

Proposed Solution to Illegal Immigration. See Item 2 above.

Proposed Solution to Drug Trafficking. The proposed Public Personal Identification System (PPIS) would be able to track the flow of weapons and money crossing all U.S. borders. s the demand for illegal drugs is reduced by the U.S. drug rehabilitation programs, U.S. drug enforcement authorities would be able to use the PPIS to track weapons and money and move up the supply chain to the higher-level drug dealers, middlemen, and drug producers.

However, they would need to establish close working relationships with the drug enforcement authorities in Mexico and other countries to gather the evidence necessary to obtain convictions of high-level drug dealers. Drug enforcement authorities in the U.S. and the other countries where the drug traffickers might reside could give the drug traffickers the option to turn themselves in to authorities and confess to their crimes.

In return, the authorities would reduce their potential prison sentences and make it possible for the drug traffickers to eventually obtain their freedom, depending on the severity of their crimes, and help them restore their lives and become productive, law-abiding citizens.

It is proposed that the countries involved in pursuing and gathering evidence on the drug traffickers share the illegal funds confiscated from the traffickers to compensate specific victims of the traffickers’ crimes and fund drug rehabilitation programs in each country. It is further proposed that the drug enforcement authorities not be allowed to keep the excess funds confiscated from the above operations, because it would likely lead to corruption within the drug enforcement community. Instead, the excess funds should go to the general treasury of each government.

6.How Can the Universal Principles Be Used to Address the Impacts of Globalization on Income, Unemployment, and Poverty?

Household Income Statistics (2007-2017). Appendix 12C is a history of U.S. household income by race and Hispanic origin from 2007 to 2017 from Table A-1 on the Census Bureau website (Census.gov-2018 Income and Poverty Statistics. n.d.). The total 2017 income for all races shows that 10.7% or 13.65 million households had incomes of less than $15,000, 31.1% or 39.68 million households had incomes between $15,000 and $49,999, 50.5% or 64.43 million households had incomes between $50,000 and $199,999, and 7.7% or 9.82 million households had incomes over $200,000.

The total 2017 income for the White race alone shows that 9.1% or 9.11 million households had incomes of less than $15,000, 30.3% or 30.32 million households had incomes between $15,000 and $49,999, 52.5% or 52.53 million households had incomes between $50,000 and $199,999, and 8.2% or 8.20 million households had incomes over $200,000.

The total 2017 income for the Black race alone shows that 19.9% or 3.82 million households had incomes of less than $15,000, 38.4% or 6.53 million households had incomes between $15,000 and $49,999, 38.5% or 6.54 million households had incomes between $50,000 and $199,999, and 3.1% or 527,000 households had incomes over $200,000.

The total 2017 income for the Asian race alone shows that 9.0% or 606,000 households had incomes of less than $15,000, 22.0% or 1.48 million households had incomes between $15,000 and $49,999, 54.5% or 3.67 million households had incomes between $50,000 and $199,999, and 14.6% or 983,000 households had incomes over $200,000.

The total 2017 income for Hispanics of any race shows that 12.0% or 2.08 million households had incomes of less than $15,000, 37.4% or 6.48 million households had incomes between $15,000 and $49,999, 46.7% or 8.09 million households had incomes between $50,000 and $199,999, and 3.8% or 658,000 households had incomes over $200,000.

U.S. Unemployment Statistics (2008-2018). Appendix 12D is a history of U.S. unemployment statistics from 2008 to 2018 by state, which were not seasonally adjusted, obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (BLS.gov-US 2008-2018 Unemployment Statistics. n.d.). This data shows that, at the end of the Bush Administration in 2008, when the economic crisis began, the total U.S. unemployment rate was 6.0%.

In 2009, at the height of the economic crisis, the unemployment rate jumped to 9.6%. During the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2016, the economic crisis was mitigated, and the U.S. unemployment rate was cut in half from 9.6% down to 4.8%. During the first two years of the Trump Administration, the unemployment rate was further reduced from 4.8% to 3.6%.

Appendix 12E is a summary of U.S. unemployment statistics by sex, race, and education for 2018, which were developed from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Annual Employment Status Tables at the website (BLS.gov-US 2018 Annual Unemployment Statistics. n.d). According to these reports, the 2018 unemployment rate for the U.S. was 4.0% or 7.30 million people, with a breakdown by race of 3.5% or 4.35 million people for the White race, 6.5% or 1.32 million people for the Black race, 3.0% or 304,000 people for the Asian race, and 4.7% or 1.32 million people for the Hispanic race.

The unemployment rate for men was 3.9% or 3.91 million people, with a breakdown by race of 3.5% or 2.38 million people for the White race, 7.0% or 676,000 people for the Black race, 3.0% or 159,000 people for the Asian race, and 4.3% or 695,000 people for the Hispanic race. The unemployment rate for women was 4.0% or 3.39 million people, with a breakdown by race of 3.4% or 1.97 million people for the White race, 6.0% or 646,000 people for the Black race, 3.0% or 146,000 people for the Asian race, and 5.1% or 628,000 people for the Hispanic race.

U.S. Poverty Statistics (2008-2018). Appendix 12F presents a history of the percentage of people in poverty in the U.S. by state, using prior 3-year averages from 2008 to 2018, with the year 2015 excluded from the data. These statistics from several Census Bureau websites indicate that poverty in America has remained unchanged since 2008. In 2008, the poverty percentage was 12.5%. During the economic crisis period from 2009 to 2014, the poverty rate reached as high as 16.0%. In 2018, the poverty percentage was 12.8%, still higher than the 12.5% in 2008. The federal hourly minimum wage was last increased in 2009 when it rose from $6.55 to $7.25.

The annual minimum wage income of $15,000 created by the 2008 change is currently below the federal poverty threshold for all two-member households with one breadwinner, which is shown in Appendix 12G. It is recommended that the current proposal by the House of Representatives to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15.00 per hour be implemented.

Full Employment Proposals. When we fix our national public and private debt by implementing the proposals discussed in the “Fix our Money” Section, the banks would no longer be able to inflate the economy with unsupported Federal Reserve System debt, and an estimated $92.5 billion in lost potential revenue from interest charged to the banks would be added to federal revenue. And when the federal minimum wage is increased from $7.25 per hour to $15.00 per hour, all households would exceed the federal poverty threshold, and federal, state, and local governments would be able to reduce governmental expenditures in support of the poor and begin to receive additional tax revenues.

These additional tax revenues, along with the funds made available by the implementation of the proposed Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System, would enable federal, state, and local governments to begin investing in our national infrastructure, which is currently experiencing a $2.6 trillion shortfall, and create many new jobs. This new monetary system would also enable the federal government to initiate a 100% recycling program for the nation, thereby beginning to repair the environmental damage caused by centuries of neglect.

This new recycling program would create new jobs, develop new technologies, establish new industries, and generate new sources of revenue for federal, state, and local governments. The initial investments by the federal government would be grants with specific goals and timelines to colleges and universities, the scientific community, and industry, to develop and design automated processes and equipment for constructing prototype plants for each recycling initiative.

The grants to colleges and universities would provide them with additional revenue to help bring down the costs of a college education in America. It would also leverage the talents of scientists and engineers working in these schools, and directly involve students in the solutions to the nation's and the world's problems.

U.S. Training to Take Advantage of New Job Opportunities. The federal government would begin collaborating with colleges and universities, industry leaders, labor leaders, and local communities to train citizens for the new technologies, industries, business opportunities, and jobs that these new governmental initiatives would create. The proposed Public Personal Identification System (PPIS) would be able to track the progress of these initiatives.

These training initiatives would be extended to prison inmates, individuals participating in drug rehabilitation programs, and those involved in other retraining programs. The goal would be to provide viable opportunities for people to repair their lives and become productive, law-abiding citizens, while also ensuring full employment for every American who is willing and able to work.

Another goal would be for government leaders, industry leaders, and labor leaders to collaborate in improving the working relationships between management and labor, so that employees not only receive fair wages and benefits in their jobs but are also allowed to share in the profits of their companies. This would reduce the incentives for employees to initiate strikes and for companies to move their operations offshore to avoid paying their employees decent wages.

The spiritual controls embodied in the redemptive process of conviction, confession, repentance, and forgiveness can be utilized by industry leaders and labor leaders to correct the coercive and exploitative policies of their companies and the reactive responses of their employees. They can also be utilized by law enforcement officials, attorneys, prosecutors, and judges to address unlawful conduct and help offenders repair their lives, becoming more productive and law-abiding citizens.

When people who have been convicted of unlawful conduct show by their “actual conduct” that they confess to their unlawful conduct, repent and work to compensate the victims of their unlawful conduct, and forgive those who have treated them wrong, then this is evidence that those people have begun to make a permanent change in their behavior. The criminal justice system should provide a process for individuals to regain their full citizenship rights and secure meaningful and lawful employment to support their families.

7.How Can Citizens Partner with Law Enforcement in Securing Our Borders and Protecting Communities and the Nation from Internal and External Crime and Cybercrime Attacks?

To further emphasize the need for a system to help law enforcement protect citizens from criminal activity, additional facts have been obtained from various sources to illustrate the extent of fraudulent activity in the United States. The website entitled “Credit Donkey” at (Creditdonkey-Facts About Credit Card Fraud. n.d.) provided facts and statistics on credit card fraud in 2016. The website entitled “TopTenReviews” at (Toptenreviews-Facts About Identity Theft. n.d.) provided facts about identity theft in 2016.

The website entitled “AdviseHealth” at (Advisehealth-Facts About Healthcare Fraud and Abuse. n.d.) provided facts about healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse in 2016. And the Canadian website entitled “Blue-Pencil” at (Bluepencil-Ciber Crime Facts and Statistics. n.d.) provided facts and statistics about cybercrime in 2016.

Logical Conclusion: From the analysis of how citizens can partner with law enforcement in securing our borders and protecting communities and the nation from internal and external crime and cybercrime attacks, it may be inferred that the following is pertinent:

The proposed Public Personal Identification System (PPIS) has been designed to incorporate all the FBI fingerprint technologies and address the shortcomings in criminal identification within our existing criminal justice system into a single set of accurate databases, which would be implemented as follows:
Establish a transparent and very accurate personal identification database in the Census Bureau for the positive identification of all the permanent and temporary inhabitants of the U.S. to prevent identity theft and to verify the citizenship status of every permanent and temporary inhabitant of the U.S., which will be called the Public Personal Identification System (PPIS).
Establish a personal identification number and barcode in the PPIS for every person residing in the U.S. on a temporary or permanent basis and make that database directly accessible to the public. The database would contain each person’s name, gender, birth date, national origin, race, citizenship status, personal ID Number/Barcode, and current photograph..
The PPIS would be accurately maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau and linked to the FBI's consolidated fingerprint database, known as the Personal Fingerprint Identification Database (PFID). The PPIS would be directly accessible to the public, providing very basic information on every permanent and temporary inhabitant of the U.S., as well as any previous inhabitants of the U.S.
The public would use the database to identify individuals who are contacting them for any purpose and to support law enforcement in identifying fugitives from justice, identity thieves, human traffickers, hackers, scammers, undocumented immigrants, and other criminals. Citizens would also be able to use their cell phones to immediately notify law enforcement of any suspicious activity and notify first responders of family emergencies or other family conflicts. The system would also be able to provide very accurate and timely background checks by using the fingerprint technology on cell phones and computers.
The proliferation of fingerprint scanning equipment, along with the input of over 300 million sets of eyes and ears, would make it very difficult for any criminal activity to thrive for very long in any community. This system would also provide added protection and security for all our public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.
To control the flow of guns and assault weapons, everyone would be required to register any military-style assault weapons and other weapons they own and to report when the weapons have been stolen or are missing. Anyone purchasing a handgun, long gun, or assault weapon would be required to submit to an instant NICS fingerprint background check, which would be included in the purchase transaction by the merchant.
Merchants at gun shops, gun shows, and retail establishments that sell guns and/or ammunition would use the fingerprint scanners on their smartphones or computers to accomplish the NICS fingerprint background checks. The NICS database would now be updated by the PPIS with current criminal and mental health information from all states, allowing the system to quickly deliver accurate background checks when the gun purchaser’s fingerprints are scanned into the system.
The PPIS, through its link to the PFID, would allow fingerprint scanning equipment to be used by federal, state, and local agencies, companies, airports, hospitals, insurance companies, sporting facilities, theaters, etc. to eliminate long lines, expedite the entry process, and quickly identify suspicious individuals who have been flagged by law enforcement.
National and international monetary transactions would go through an extra level of security to make sure the parties to the transactions are in agreement and that the money entering the proposed new Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System from an outside source and money leaving the new system to an outside destination are legally backed by labor, materials, assets, or capital.
The current practice of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) of indiscriminately storing billions of records per day of the phone calls and raw internet traffic of U.S. citizens would be discontinued securely, and the NSA/CSS would be reassigned the task of continuously monitoring all the transactions associated with the PPIS and the PFID for evidence of potential criminal or terrorist activity.
To ensure that all transactions entering and leaving the Asset/Capital-Based Monetary System are properly supported, the NSA/CSS will track deposits in all banking institutions to verify that they are legally backed by labor and sales of tangible and legal products and services. The PPIS would provide public access for anyone to report illegal transactions.
The NSA/CSS would also be responsible for collaborating with other government agencies and businesses to develop leading-edge technologies that protect U.S. citizens from both foreign and domestic cyberattacks. Local and federal law enforcement would be required to obtain court orders for high-level surveillance of suspicious activities.
Any citizen would be able to obtain a court order to review and correct any information that is maintained on them by any public or private database, such as credit bureaus and credit card companies. Citizens would be able to have their names and the names of their dependent children removed from social media and technology company databases. Additionally, the PPIS would be able to detect and report any media content developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The PPIS and PFID databases would enable leaders and policymakers to access accurate demographic information, allowing them to measure the effectiveness of social programs and other legislative initiatives. These systems would provide the transparency necessary for citizens and law enforcement to come together as a community and begin addressing all the Sins Against Humanity. Appendix 13 is an organization chart of the proposed Public Personal Identification System (PPIS).

Exhibit 6 - Fix Our Foreign Policy

Appendix 12C – Percentage of Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin 2007-2017

Appendix 12D – U.S. Unemployment Statistics by State 2008-2018

Appendix 12E – U.S. Unemployment Statistics by Sex, Race, and Education for 2018

Appendix 12F – U.S. Minimum Wage and Percentage of People in Poverty by State

Appendix 12G – U.S. Poverty Thresholds for 2018

Appendix 12H - U.S. LPR Statistics by Region, Country, and State 2008-2017

Appendix 12I - U.S. LPR, Refugee, and I-94 Statistics by Region 2008-2017

Appendix 12J - U.S. I-94 Temporary Visa Statistics by State 2017

Appendix 12K - U.S. Illegal Alien Statistics 2008-2015

Appendix 13 - Proposed Public Personal Information System (PPIS)