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MILE CNMI to meet with Kilili
The voter awareness group Maximum Impact Leading Excellence, or MILE CNMI, has scheduled a meeting with Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) on Oct. 4 at his campaign office on Middle Road, Chalan LauLau, according to the youth group organizer, Irene Tantiado.
In an interview, Tantiado said the biggest issue discussed would be S.744, noting that the group would like to learn more about the bill that pushes for comprehensive immigration reform.
“[Sablan] will explain to us this bill and how he plans to help the CNMI youth as a whole,” she said.
According to Tantiado, they have not met and will not meet with Sablan’s opponent for U.S. delegate, the Democratic Party’s Andrew Salas.
“NO to US Senate Bill 744…NO to improved status” can be read on Salas’ campaign website.
Tantiado said the group feels that meeting with Sablan is the “biggest meeting” for them, noting that it was initially organized due to its concern with the status of guest workers and their children.
The group was repeatedly told in meetings with gubernatorial candidates that the local government cannot really help with issues concerning contract workers as the matter is up to federal discretion.
Tantiado described Sablan as someone who is directly involved with these issues, and invited not only the youth but also older voters as well to participate in what may be “rare chance” to talk with their delegate.
“We are all excited about this,” she said of their final meeting with candidates for the November election.
She called the meetings the group has had over the last few months “educational.”
“The fact that they talked to the candidates, it gets them more excited and eager to be involved in the community,” she said.
According to her, MILE has offered to be volunteers at Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming forums with senatorial, delegate, and gubernatorial candidates.
She hopes MILE’s activities will encourage the youth to vote.
