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Federal data shows the tech giant filed for over 3,000 foreign worker visas as it cuts thousands of American jobs. About 500 people in Seattle area will lose jobs.

https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/

A repeat of what happened with Microsoft.

https://www.kincaidforcongress.com/2025/08/kincaids-statement-on-microsoft-job-cuts.html

More than half of the members of Congress are millionaires. Members’ net worth has grown significantly faster than that of the typical American household since at least 2004, with Congress seeing positive median annual gains while median household wealth fell over that same span.

Washington’s U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene has a net worth of over 140 million. Her net worth has more than doubled since she was elected to office. Not attacking her or anyone else for being rich. The point is something larger and more troubling. Congress no longer reflects the American people. It does not resemble the government "of the people, by the people, for the people" that Abraham Lincoln envisioned. And in a world where mega-corporations and the people who run them wield enormous money, power, and influence over our political system, we must remain vigilant. We must demand that our representatives are working for us not for corporate donors.

Many have expressed serious concern about the substantial donations Representative DelBene has received from corporate affiliated political action committees. Compared to other Democrats in Congress, the volume of corporate money flowing to her campaign is significantly higher. That warrants scrutiny, and voters deserve answers.

Artificial intelligence will massacre  many jobs in the tech sector. The tech jobs that remain should not be filled with foreign workers. Companies cannot be allowed to cut American workers and import foreign workers at the same time.

There will still be a large amount of job loss in the tech sector. The government needs to help people move into uniquely human jobs .

Kincaid’s strategy to end homelessness . Will create thousands of uniquely human jobs. Jobs that are not easily replaced by AI . Such as addiction counselors , psychiatrists , nurses, social workers and other staff.

https://www.kincaidforcongress.com/2025/10/a-smarter-strategy-to-end-homelessness.html?

Three Crises, Three Solutions: A New Approach to Homelessness

Current homelessness policy has failed. It is time for an honest, structured, and compassionate response . One that matches the cause to the cure.

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

By that definition, the way America deals with homelessness is insanity. Turning the streets into the new asylums is insanity. Allowing people to set up drug dens on the sidewalk is insanity. Allowing people with severe mental illness to live on the sidewalk is insanity. An elderly woman lost her eye because of this insanity. Many innocent people have been killed because of this insanity. Almost daily, we encounter people showing signs of mental illness or who are under the influence of drugs on the streets, on buses, on trains. This is obviously a threat to public safety. It is insanity. It is not compassion for the homeless. It is not compassion for the elderly woman who lost her eye. It is insanity.

DECADES OF FAILURE

For decades, government agencies from HUD to city and county programs have spent billions of dollars to fight homelessness. But despite the money and the promises, the problem keeps getting worse. Why? Because most of our current programs are built on theories that don't work in reality.

In theory, if you have a thousand homeless people, you build a thousand housing units and the problem is solved. In reality, it doesn't work that way.

Some people are struggling with addiction. Others have untreated mental illness. And others simply cannot afford rent in an overpriced market. You cannot put all three groups under one roof and expect stability or safety. People with severe mental illness require specialized care and structure. People in active addiction, without proper treatment, will gravitate toward familiar behaviors that undermine any shared living environment. And for those without addiction or mental illness people facing only financial hardship. Living alongside these groups without proper support systems would become an unbearable daily struggle.

A NEW APPROACH: SEPARATE BY CAUSE, NOT CONVENIENCE

We need a new approach one that separates by cause, not by convenience.

For those struggling with addiction, we need long term, secure rehabilitation centers, isolated from drug access, where recovery takes months, not days. After that, we can transition them into supportive housing where they continue to receive treatment and counseling.

For those with severe mental illness, we need permanent care facilities again. Decades ago, the government shut them all down. Now our streets have become the new institutions. Yes, the old system was broken and inhumane but today, we have the technology, transparency, and public oversight to do it right. Every facility should be subject to regular inspections, not just by government, but by the media, religious organizations, and community volunteers. When care falls short, the public will know immediately.

For those who are simply down on their luck, we can provide short term housing, job training, and rent support for up to a year, with the goal of getting them back into the workforce and off government dependency.

THREE CRISES. THREE RESPONSES.

Homelessness is not one problem with one solution. It is three separate crises that require three separate responses. Addiction, mental illness, and economic hardship. If we face each one honestly with compassion and accountability. We can begin to rebuild lives, restore safety, and reclaim our public spaces.

That is the future I am fighting for. One where compassion is real, accountability is firm, and taxpayers finally see results.

THE HUMAN COST OF INACTION

CASE STUDY: THE IRYNA ZARUTSKA TRAGEDY

Consider the case of Decarlos Brown Jr., who stabbed and killed Iryna Zarutska on a train in North Carolina. He had a long history of mental illness, a lengthy criminal record, and was homeless at the time of the attack. Instead of allowing dangerous individuals with severe psychiatric conditions to remain on the streets, the legislation I am proposing would place them in appropriate psychiatric facilities with proper care, oversight, and treatment. This is the responsible path forward. Trump is calling for the death penalty for Decarlos Brown. My legislation would have saved two lives. This strategy protects public safety. It protects people from being randomly attacked. But it also protects the homeless themselves. Every day across America, many homeless women with mental illness are sexually assaulted, repeatedly and systematically. These crimes often go unreported because the victims are unable to report them. This is not simply a matter of isolated attacks in many cases, it involves organized criminal networks and human trafficking, in which these women are exploited over and over again.

We cannot call ourselves a compassionate society while leaving the most vulnerable among us to suffer and die on the streets.

"The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members."

— MAHATMA GANDHI

There is public outrage that Cordell Goosby will be sent to a psychiatric hospital instead of prison. Before addressing that, two things need to be said. Some of that outrage is racially motivated. The instinct to send a Black man to prison rather than seek treatment. Had the perpetrator been white, many of those same voices would not react so strongly. That applies to some people, not all.

Now let's turn to those whose outrage is genuine and not rooted in racial bias. To those people, I say your outrage is misplaced. It should not be focused on where Cordell Goosby is sent. It should be focused on the fact that the deaths of Eina Kwon and her unborn baby could have been prevented. I believe those deaths could have been prevented and that is where our energy must go.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

We cannot change what happened after the crime. We cannot change that Goosby will be sent to a psychiatric hospital instead of prison. What we can change is the conditions that allowed this tragedy to happen in the first place.

Cordell Goosby had a documented history of mental illness. This was a random attack one of many in cities across the country. In Seattle, an elderly woman was attacked and lost an eye. Also in Seattle, another elderly woman had her finger bitten off by a man trying to steal her ring, likely a homeless individual seeking money for drugs, who was never caught. In Chicago, a homeless man with a history of mental illness set a woman on fire in a random attack on public transit. In North Carolina, a woman was stabbed in the neck and killed in a random attack carried out by a homeless man with a long history of mental illness.

So how could the deaths of Eina Kwon and her baby have been prevented? One answer lies in reforming our approach to homelessness and mental health. Part of Kincaid's plan to combat homelessness includes changing civil commitment laws to allow for long term involuntary commitment for individuals with severe mental illness and drug addiction, and to build more long term care facilities.

https://www.kincaidforcongress.com/2025/10/a-smarter-strategy-to-end-homelessness.html

This is the most reliable way to ensure these individuals receive the help they need while protecting public safety. It would also create thousands of new jobs. Jobs that cannot easily be replaced by artificial intelligence or robotics.

We live in a world where anyone can be randomly attacked and killed. We cannot accept this as normal. It is the duty of every generation to build a better future for the next. We are currently failing that duty. If we do not act, we are building a dark future.

I should also point out that the gun was stolen. Kincaid’s Secure Law for guns will help prevent crimes like this. https://www.kincaidforcongress.com/2025/06/gun-control-gun-safety-policy.html

In the next election. Kincaid is the only candidate with real solutions for crime and homelessness. The only one with a focus on public safety. The only one that puts people first. Instead of some kind of political agenda. In the next election the people have a clear choice. The difference between Kincaid, DelBene and Gordon . Is not even close. It’s a day and night difference. Suzan DelBene has been in office for over 13 years. Are you better off now than you were 13 years ago? Does your future look better now ? Has homelessness gone down or up? Will you and your children have jobs? Or will you get replaced by artificial intelligence? In the next election you have a choice. Build a better future with Kincaid. Stay on the same path towards a dark future with Suzan DelBene. Or elect the socialist Hunter Gordon. And let him burn the economy and the whole country down.