0:52Jane AdamsI think the biggest issue here is people fleeing violence. people fleeing Mexican gangs and Central American cartels. They’re extremely violent. They’re killing people. They’re making and selling drugs and bringing it over to the States. But I think it’s important to ask, where are they getting those guns? And what’s happening is that American gun dealers are selling them the guns. They’re selling Hundreds of thousands of guns every year south of the border. Nobody’s addressing this. When Republican candidates run on build the wall, secure the border, it’s not working. And they’re afraid to talk about guns being the reason. And it’s not just guns. It’s what it is is gun dealers being irresponsible.
0:52Jane AdamsBy selling guns south of the border. I support constitutional carry 100%. A majority of our gun deaths are mental illness and gang war related. These are 2 issues we need to address. We have not been taking them seriously and the problem is growing. But essentially, we really need to rein in the gun dealers’ activity south of the border. It has to stop. People aren’t going to stop fleeing their homes if we don’t fix that problem.
4:10Kamal HubbardThanks for sharing that. Yeah, I kind of do have to cut to the chase here. Uh, this is a very short show and I want to share once again as much as I can. So excuse me, folks, if I don’t do deep dives on some of this stuff. But once again, I wanna share your perspectives on as much of these topics as possible. So that kind of leads into the drug epidemic. And a lot of drugs come in from overseas and across our borders. And what is your approach to addressing the drug crisis?
4:51Jane AdamsWe have a major opioid crisis epidemic. A lot of the drugs are coming from south of the border. They’re chemical drugs. We have methamphetamine, we have fentanyl. Fentanyl is killing a lot of people, especially young people, and it’s coming from south of the border. It’s coming directly to Las Vegas. We are a hub for drug distribution because We have interstates here that lead to every state in America. It’s really bad. I think a lot of people running for office are not even talking about that, and it’s probably because they don’t live in the neighborhood that I live in. I live in the heart of the city. I see this every day. I leave my house, there are homeless people doing drugs in the streets. And it is really bad. I think we’re responsible for dealing with this issue specifically because we are a hub. We’re responsible to protect the people of America. Same thing with human trafficking. We’re another hub. We have, we have a slave market in Las Vegas which nobody seems to address. They keep saying human trafficking. But why aren’t we addressing that Nevada, that Las Vegas specifically, is one of the biggest slave trade markets in the entire nation, especially with child prostitution?
6:29Kamal HubbardYeah, that absolutely, uh, needs to be addressed. Um, You know, I guess with Nevada having legalized prostitution, I guess, do you think that is what clouds people’s perspective on this issue, or what are your thoughts?
6:53Jane AdamsWell, Nevada hasn’t legalized prostitution. There are certain areas of Nevada that have legalized it. I’ve done some research on the issue. there’s a movement in Nevada led by women who were formerly working in the sex trade that believe that they were exploited and it’s not beneficial to anyone. It’s actually damaging in the long run. I have to agree with that. I think that I don’t want to say I think it should be illegal because in some ways I think it serves as an example, as a study, so to say, of what kind of results it produces, which so far have been negative to many. But maybe -- I mean, it’s the oldest -- how do they say -- the oldest occupation in history. So, you know, I don’t want to oppose it too much, but I think it’s important for us to educate young people on sex so they can avoid being involved in something that could be damaging permanently.
8:15Kamal HubbardYeah, that’s -- it’s so complex because You know, I think they’re -- that people, grown adults who can make up their mind, and I -- when it comes to something like this, I don’t even necessarily know if, you know, 18 or 19-year-olds are necessarily grown adults in, you know, their thinking. But we should absolutely do everything within our power to make sure children are not exploited. And, um, you know, that is a very complex issue that goes way outside of my wheelhouse. So it’s tough for me to, to really express an opinion beyond that. But, you know, once again, we need to protect our kids. We need to protect other people’s kids. We need to protect kids who are coming in once again from outside of our borders and, um, you know, really abolish slavery altogether. Uh, so, you know, I hate to kind of transition because that’s got a, a sad note, but I want to end on, you know, a really nice note. And there is something that you’re raising awareness in your campaign, and it is the issue of autism, which is also an issue that’s very dear to my heart as well. Can you talk about how you’re raising awareness around this issue and your story, which I think is a pretty incredible story?
9:47Jane AdamsThanks. So I have autism, I have Asperger’s. It actually just recently became categorized as autism, but what it did was make it complicated for me to learn on the same speed as the other kids in my class. I actually learned at a faster speed. I would get in trouble a lot for answering all the questions before other people would, but that’s because I had to learn how to learn in order to fit in with the American standard education system. Fortunately, my parents were very attentive. They put me in special programs outside of school to keep my mind busy. I think we really need to acknowledge that a lot of People have autism and we need to evaluate more people so that we could provide them the resources.
9:47Jane AdamsI realized that America is not very friendly to disabled people, even when it comes to restrooms or turning on faucets. What if someone is missing an arm? Things like that. And autism is also a disability. It might not be Visible, but it’s, it’s difficult. It’s challenging, and people have to work a lot harder than other people can even imagine. I think autism awareness is important for that reason. There’s a lot of marches, marathons that raise awareness, and people don’t necessarily have to donate money. Especially if they don’t have any. I think it’s important to be kind to people. We don’t know the struggles that other people are going through, and it’s important to just pause and be patient and consider that life may be more challenging for other people than it is for ourselves.
12:00Kamal HubbardWow, you said that really well. I mean, I think, you know, autism, there’s just so much that we don’t understand. We don’t understand the classifications of it. And at the end of the day, we’re just not as compassionate as we should be to people with autism. And I really appreciate you raising awareness around this, sharing your story. You’re definitely a role model for a lot of people to show that, you know, it’s, it’s, it’s not stopping people from, you know, being, being part of our society. And we need to, once again, have the compassion to allow people to learn the way that they learn and contribute the way that they can contribute, as well as making life easier for, for people when we can. That’s my take on that. But you know what, Jane, you’ve been really kind with your time today. And I really had a great time speaking with you. And I really do encourage folks to check out a little bit more about your platform and what you’re running on. So can you tell folks again where they can find you?
13:21Jane AdamsAbsolutely. And thank you again for speaking with me. I really appreciate your time. People can contact me directly on Twitter. My handle is @ILoveJaneAdams, or you can go to janeadams.us, take a look at my platform, and there’s also a way to contact me through the website.
13:49Kamal HubbardAll right, fantastic. Thanks again, Jane, and thank you guys for taking a little bit extra time to spend with me here on my YouTube channel. And, uh, take care of yourselves and stay safe.
14:02Jane AdamsThank you.
