What issues matter to you the most in this election? Why?
Abortion, climate change and immigration [matter the most to me]. They affect a lot of people, and they’re important for the good of the whole country.
How do those issues connect to your life and the lives of those you care about?
Immigration [connects to my life] because my grandma is from India, and abortion because I have a mom and a sister, and I want them to have a choice.
When did you first start caring about these issues? Was there an event that happened or a conversation you had that piqued your interest?
For abortion and immigration, it’s been important since I found out what they were. And for climate, [it was in] fourth grade.
If you could take a class on one or more of these issues or dig deeper through your own research, what else would you want to know? What questions would you want answered?
I would [dig deeper into] climate because I want to know more about it and the causes of climate change.
Do you think people your age can affect meaningful change regarding these issues? Why or why not? Have you ever taken any steps to try to address these problems?
I think that [people our age could] because we could make posters, remind people to compost, etc.
Have you been following the presidential race? Do you know where the two candidates, former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, stand on your issues? Which candidate, if either, do you think will make positive changes to the things you care about? Why?
I haven’t followed it super closely, but Kamala Harris is the one [who] would affect these issues positively the most.
