What matters to you?

What are the issues at the heart of this campaign driving voters to the polls? We put the question to our network of Swiss living in the US and people living in Swiss-founded towns. 

Income inequality, creating good paying jobs, and student debt are great concerns of mine. – Conrad Gees, Swiss living in Massachusetts

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The issues I care about range from the creation of a fair tax code, to elimination of corporate influence on legislation (via lobbyists and super PACs), to the creation of a new economy that invests heavily in quality public schools and infrastructure, to a sensible re-evaluation of our defense budget and priorities, to a strategy for a cleaner environment and cleaner energy production, to equality for all, to reasonable and empathetic immigration reform, to acceptance of our multiculturalism, to an openness to innovative ideas from the rest of the world, to peace. – Dave Long, Swiss living in Arizona

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I worry the most about Supreme Court nominations and the growth of the federal government – Nick Wenker, Swiss living in Houston

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I care about equality for middle class Americans, women, immigrants, LGBT and more affordable college education for my children. – Mitzie Moser, Swiss living in Atlanta

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Human rights – René Wolfensberger, Swiss living in Los Angeles

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The most specific concern I have with our county today is the amount of corruption that comes along with the Clintons. The lies and cover-ups are unspeakable!… Allow law enforcement to do their jobs with the support of the government and the people and stop making them stand down when protesters start breaking the law… American citizens need to be placed over illegal immigrants – Jo Varga, lives in Swiss-founded town of Sugarcreek, Ohio

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Climate change and civil rights – Kirstin Kuenzi, Swiss living in Chicago