2) legislation increasing penalties for hate crimes. Many APA's favor the passage of laws increasing the penalties for crimes motivated by racial animus.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

7) 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%.

8) 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.

9) 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.

10) 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.

11) affirmative action.  Some APA's support affirmative action as increasing the number of Asian-Americans in positions.  Other APA's believe affirmative action results in reverse discrimination against APA's.

12) Using scientific methods to adjust census data.  Such data could be used to draw state legislative districts and to distribute government funds.  The President will decide whether to release adjusted census data.

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.

b) should the U.S. use force  to defend Taiwan against aggression?  Unlike mainland China, Taiwan is a free market democracy.

c) does the candidate support the IMF's handling of the Asian economic crises in countries such as South Korea?

d) How should the U.S. discourage North Korea from building nuclear weapons?

e) how should the U.S. assist Japan to pull out of its recession?

f) Does the candidate support building a missile defense system to protect Japan? Taiwan? South Korea?