Asian-Americans have become a forgotten group in the political climate.

Politicians have made large-scale efforts to court whites, Hispanics, and blacks. However, little efforts have been made to address the interests of Asian-Americans.

Polls have shown that the majority of Asian-Americans identify with the Democratic party. Barack Obama won the Asian-American vote with 73% in 2012. Nearly twice identify as Democratic, versus Republican. It is almost as if liberal politicians take our vote for granted. And many of us give them good reason to, when we connotate “Republican” with racist, and “Democrat” for progressive.

However, if we looked more carefully in the history of the Democratic party, I bet we would be less apt to support them. It was the Democrats who put the Japanese into internment camps. Over 100,000 Japanese were deprived of their constitutional rights of liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Although the liberal media (the same media that too often portrays Asian men as weak and effeminate) likes to miscast Mr. Trump as a “racist xenophobic demogogue deplorable”, I believe there is a strong case to be made for The Donald. Contrary to the mainstream media, Donald Trump is not opposed to immigration. As the son of legal immigrants, I am very in favor of immigration. When immigrants embrace American values and contribute to society, it is a win-win for both individuals and the country as a whole. Indeed, it is illegal immigration, not legal immigration which Trump speaks against. When people come to our country illegally, we cannot properly vet them. Additionally, it is also incredibly disrespectful to those who had to wait in line to come here. In the words of Trump, “They can come, but they have to come LEGALLY!”

Asian-Americans have one of the highest small-business ownership rates in the country. During the 1992 Rodney King riots, Korean-Americans stood on rooftops of their businesses, and flexed their Second Amendment rights to defend their livelihoods when everything was being destroyed. The culture of industry and enterprise has allowed plenty of Asian-Americans to contribute to the economy through business ownership, creating jobs and stimulating the economy. A vote for Donald Trump would be a vote for small business, as he plans to lower taxes and ease regulations.

Another issue that has, and still is affecting many Asian-Americans is an insidious form of bigotry known as affirmative action, which the Democratic party is in favor of. As a whole, Asian-Americans immigrants have assimilated well into American culture, embracing the American Dream with open arms. Yet, we are penalized by higher college admissions standards, as studies have shown that we receive the equivalent of a 50-point SAT penalty when applying. It is absolutely disgraceful how ethnic groups that have fought against much discrimination are now being punished for having worked hard to overcome. To vote for the group that has allowed such racist policies to thrive is pure cuckoldry.

In the eyes of many, Donald Trump is a bigot. However, I believe that Donald Trump is a man who tells things as they are, and those with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo naturally wish to bring him down. The real bigot is Hillary Clinton, who supports the racism of affirmative action, who calls many hardworking men and women “deplorable” for being fed up with the establishment, who has called African-Americans “super-predators”, and who, quite frankly, should be in jail for breaking the law. A vote for Donald Trump would not only be in the interest of Asian-Americans. It would be in the interest of all Americans, who wish for leaders that serve the people instead of the special interests.

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