Dear fellow citizens, my name is Paul Chehade.

I am American, born in Wilmington

, Delaware, on October 26, 1965. I do not have a political origin. I like you gu
ys, an ordinary citizen who decided to do something for our country, based on my
business and social work experience. Our country has lost its way. Our country is
being used by our government as the police of the world. Our country is being u
sed by our government as a market destiny of the rest of the world, specially €Chi
na, through unfair and unregulated business transactions. In recent years, a passi
ve position has been taken by our government with regard to these matters. As a co
nsequence, unemployment has increased, local salaries have decreased significant
ly as well as industrial production in the United States. Our country has lost key
positions in the international market, but not due to the incompetence of our i
ndustries or our people, but due to the neglect and indifference of our leaders.
This is the true cause of our crisis. Today Americans face a real social problem
of unemployment. Immigrants who came here searching for a new life are also a fi
gure in unemployment statistics. Because of a total lack of control of our governm
ent in the near past, we have entered a negative cycle of high prices, lack of j
obs, struggling to live, which has led us to discouragement and pessimism about
the future. Our country has big problems: financial and economic problems, public
health problems, criminality problems, industrial activity reduction and poor ed
ucation levels. But all these are material problems. Therefore, they are solvabl
e problems. We must face these problems with courage, strong goals, and especially
with the determination to support the American people and the American families
, because a nation is the extension of the family. I am not better than anyone of
you but each one of us must do something concrete to change the current state of
affairs. The current government, on which we put our expectations, constantly cha
nges their speech and asks for more time to fulfill their promises. Human rights,
the civil rights to life, liberty, work, food, education and healthcare are duti
es and obligations of the government, but they have not been their priority duri
ng the last few years. The only way to move the United States forward to progress
is through a new attitude in relation with the world, adding the interest of cap
italism and satisfying social necessities, with strong moral, ethical and religi
ous principles, and with the trust in God. I, Paul Chehade, ask you, common citize
ns, entrepreneurs, immigrants and all Americans, for your help to work for our t
ruth and our future. If you trust me, you will support me and we will work toget
her. Our task is hard but the American Dream depends on us, as it did in the past,
and we must recover it. Thank you. Paul Chehade