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the <small>the Candidate in US presidents from Democratic party Hillary Clinton (left) and Republican candidate Donald trump (right)</small><small>REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/Jonathan Ernst/Files</small>
Before the election of the President of the United States remains little more than a month. On Monday in new York held the first round of televised debates between democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald trump. For those who have not yet had time to determine on their sympathies, RFI briefly describes the main provisions of the programs of the two candidates.
Immigration
Hillary Clinton
Promises to reform, which would allow to obtain U.S. citizenship to 11 million migrants living in the country without the appropriate documents, within one hundred days if the on 8 November it was elected President. Opposed to hold detained families of undocumented migrants.
Donald Trump
From the very beginning of the campaign speaks of the need to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. According to him, the construction boom, which is estimated in 10-12 billion dollars, will Finance Mexico itself.
Declares his intention to seize the funds that illegal Mexican migrants send from the United States to their homeland. Plans if elected President, to raise the price of visas, impose a tax on goods from Mexico, tripling the number of employees, immigration and customs and to create a separate service that would identify illegal immigrants.
In the first place to expel trump offers illegal immigrants convicted of offences and have recently arrived in the territory of the United States or remaining in the country after the expiry of the visa.
After the attack in San Bernardino in December 2015, the candidate of the Republican party decided to temporarily prohibit entry to the United States to all Muslims. Later he has refused this offer, but promised to examine more carefully the past of people arriving in the country to make sure that they share American values.
The economy and taxes
Hillary Clinton
Promises not to raise taxes for the middle class and to reform the legislation so that “the rich pay their share” and to end tax breaks that allow managing investment funds on wall street to pay contributions to the budget for low rates. Supports so-called “Buffett tax”, providing for an increase in the tax rate to 30% on income in excess of a million dollars a year.
Wanting to win the hearts of the supporters of his former rival Bernie Sanders, Clinton proposes to increase to 65% inheritance tax in excess of $ 500 million per person, or a billion dollars, if we are talking about a married couple.
Clinton also advocated increasing the minimum wage and measures to support small businesses.
Organization “the Committee for a responsible Federal budget assessed the program Hillary Clinton 1 trillion $ 800 billion in ten years. Its tax policy, estimates that Committee will bring to the budget 1 trillion 600 million. The difference can be offset against income tax on large enterprises.
Donald Trump
Offers to solve the problem of public debt, working in two directions: increasing the number of jobs and budgetary cuts.
Promises not to cut spending on Federal programs in health care Medicaire (for the elderly) and Medicaid (for people with low incomes). However, I intend to reduce the budgets of the Ministry of education and the Federal Agency for the protection of the environment.
Proposes to simplify the tax system, reducing the number of tax levels from seven to three with rates of 12%, 25% and 33%. Tax for the wealthiest citizens today is in the United States with 39.6%.
Plans to abolish the inheritance tax and reduce income tax for companies from 35% to 15%.
Family, as suggested by trump, will be able to deduct from income subject to taxation, the amount spent on children’s education.
International politics
Hillary Clinton
Calls for a breakthrough in the field of intelligence” to combat ISIS. Does not consider it necessary to send additional ground forces to the middle East, particularly in Syria. Supports an increase in the number of security personnel already in the region after the establishment of no-fly zone.
Believes that Russia needs to participate in resolving the Syrian conflict. However, the administration of President Barack Obama noted that Clinton, if he becomes President, elected against Moscow more hard-line than the Obama or rival Republican trump. Clinton accused the hackers of Russia’s involvement in the hacking of the correspondence of the leadership of the Democratic party.
Surrounded by Hillary Clinton talking about her intention to provide weapons to the Ukrainian army, which is struggling with what she calls “Russian aggression in Europe”.
Clinton also encouraged companies in the field of information technology to fight terrorism. She believes that social networks should “close the accounts of terrorists.”
Donald Trump
Believes that to fight the group “Islamic state” need to cooperate with Russia. But did not provide details of its strategy to combat ISIS. Believes that to fight not only terrorists, but also with their families. Offers to close some “sector” of the Internet, in order to avoid radicalization and recruitment of jihadists in the network.
In Syria, in his opinion, it is necessary to create a “security zone”, which needs to Finance oil-producing countries of the Persian Gulf. Refuses to accept Syrian refugees in the United States.
Going to increase the fighting capacity of the army to the American armed forces have become “so strong and powerful that nobody would dare to attack us.”
Believes that Japan, Germany, South Korea and Saudi Arabia, which the US is providing military aid, must pay their own security.
Took place an exchange of compliments between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald trump. Putin has called trump a “bright and talented” man. The Republican candidate responded by calling Putin “a true leader”, which today is not in the United States. Later, trump made it clear that if he will lead the White house, the compliments would not be a decisive factor in the establishment of relations between Moscow and Washington. Trump also said that you do not approve of the policy of Russian authorities in Ukraine.
Trade
Hillary Clinton
Opposes the Transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP), believing him to be insufficiently protectionist for the us economy.
Against China have received the status of a market economy under world trade organization (WTO), which would limit the ability of third countries to impose duties on Chinese imports.
Donald Trump
Believes that China, Japan, Mexico, Vietnam and India are detrimental to the us economy, devaluing the national currency and closing their markets to American exports.
Opposes the TRANS-Pacific partnership (TPP) between 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and intends to start talking again about the North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico.
Expressed the intention to formally accuse Beijing of manipulating with the exchange rate and to impose duties on goods labelled “made in China” to balance trade between the two economies in the world.
Promised to impose a tax of 35% of cars Ford made in Mexico.
