Issue Position: Jobs

Issue Position

It's clear from Jim's record that jobs are his top priority. Jim agrees with Henry David Thoreau's famous quote, which said: "That government is best that governs least", but he believes that while government should not try to "create jobs", it should endeavor to "create an environment" that will allow private industry to thrive and create jobs.

Shortly after being elected to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Jim took the lead on requiring the County's use of "E-Verify", to make sure that companies contracted to do work for the county are only hiring "legal" workers; and that means more jobs for the residents of Oakland County!

E-Verify may seem like a "tough issue" to some politicians, but to Commissioner Runestad it was an easy decision; just do the right thing!

After passing E-Verify at the County level, Runestad now wants to take the fight to Lansing and build a pro-jobs coalition to support and pass E-Verify legislation at the state level!

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