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1) The number of Asian Pacific Americans ("APA") the candidate has appointed or supported for appointment or election to positions in his administration, state, or company. APA's now comprise 14% of the students attending America's most selective colleges and 8% of the students attending law schools. Many APA's are opposed to illegal employment discrimination and want to ensure that APA's are treated fairly in hiring. No information yet. 2) legislation increasing penalties for hate crimes. Many APA's favor the passage of laws increasing the penalties for crimes motivated by racial animus. No information yet. 3) immigration a) decreasing the backlog of applicants for citizenship. Many APA's favor increasing the budget of the Immigration and Naturalization Service or making it more efficient in order to reduce the backlog of applicants for citizenship. "Legal immigration should be rolled back to 250,000- 300,000 a year. The melting pot is not working. Assimilation is not taking place." 4/8/99 WSJ, p. A19. In 1996, Buchanan demanded a 5 year ban on legal immigration. 7/25/99 Dallas Morning News, p. 5J. b) maintaining family reunification immigration. Many APA's favor retaining current law which allows American citizens to sponsor their relatives for immigration to the U.S. "Legal immigration should be rolled back to 250,000- 300,000 a year. The melting pot is not working. Assimilation is not taking place." 4/8/99 WSJ, p. A19. In 1996, Buchanan demanded a 5 year ban on legal immigration. 7/25/99 Dallas Morning News, p. 5J. 4) government benefits, such as welfare, for legal immigrants. Many APA's favor the restoration of government benefits, such as welfare, for legal immigrants, especially the disabled and elderly. Legal immigrants, unlike illegal immigrants, pay taxes and serve in the armed forces. In 1996, Buchanan "ardently embraced legislation that would have allowed states to bar the children of illegal immigrants from public schools - an idea plucked from California's Proposition 187." 7/25/99 Dallas Morning News, p. 5J. 5) voting rights and providing ballots in different languages. Many APA's favor retaining current law which requires that ballots be printed in different languages. No information yet 6) making English the official language of the U.S. Many APA's oppose proposed laws making English the official language because they fear such laws would make it easier to unfairly discriminate against APA's. No information yet. 7) confirmation of Bill Lann Lee as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Some APA's support affirmative action. Other APA's have doubts about affirmative action but realize that the Clinton Administration will pursue the same policies no matter who holds the office of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, so it might as well be an APA. Many APA's believe the Senate’s failure to confirm Mr. Lee is another symptom of the treatment of APA's as second-class citizens. No information yet 8) ceilings or quotas limiting the number of APA's at universities. Many APA's oppose any such ceilings or quotas. When affirmative action at universities was banned in California and Texas, the number of APA students admitted to universities in those states increased by 20-40%. Buchanan demanded that the Ivy League "look more like America" by reserving 75% of its slots for "non- Jewish whites." 8/30/99 Dallas Morning News, p. 9A, 9/25/99 DMN, p.29A. 9) the Department of Education's proposal to abolish the use of standardized tests for admission to college. Some APA's believe this proposal may lead to reverse discrimination against APA's. No information yet 10) employment discrimination, such as "glass ceilings". Many APA's are opposed to employment discrimination and want more resources devoted to combating it, particularly "glass ceilings" which prevent APA's from being promoted. No information yet 11) discrimination against APA's in wake of Los Alamos spying scandal. Many APA's are opposed to illegal discrimination based on race or national origin. No information yet 12) affirmative action. Opposes. 10/26/99 DMN, p. 5A 13) Like Americans of African, Cuban, Greek, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Mexican, and Polish descent, many APA's are interested in American foreign policy toward the country of their ancestors. a) should the U.S. link trade policy to the human rights record of China? Some APA's believe that revoking China's "most favored nation" trading status is counterproductive because doing so would hurt Hong Kong, the most democratic and capitalist area of China. "China getting into [the World Trade Organization] as a Third World country is preposterous. Since 1990, China has run up a trade surplus with the U.S. of $274 billion. Tell them the goodies stop coming if their behavior does not improve." 4/8/99 WSJ, p. A19. b) should the U.S. use force to defend Taiwan against aggression? Unlike mainland China, Taiwan is a free market democracy. "The United States retains a vital interest that no threatening hostile power overruns Europe, East Asia or the Western Hemisphere. Otherwise, I don't see any threat to the vital interests of America that justifies going to war." 4/8/99 WSJ, p. A19. c) does the candidate support the IMF's handling of the Asian economic crises in countries such as South Korea? No information yet. d) How should the U.S. discourage North Korea from building nuclear weapons? "I would have pulled out America's troops and forces in Korea before the Korean crisis, but we can't pull out in a crisis. But South Korea has an economy twice as large as North Korea, it is twice as populous and has the backup of the United States' seventh fleet." 4/8/99 WSJ, p. A19. e) how should the U.S. assist Japan to pull out of its recession? No information yet f) Does the candidate support building a missile defense system to protect Japan? Taiwan? South Korea? No information yet
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