OCA-Greater Seattle Statement on Donald Trump

OCA-GS Statement on Donald Trump

OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Seattle believes that consequences of Trump’s presidency on the APIA will be harmful, especially among our newer immigrants and poor, because of his exclusionary and white nationalistic policies:

• Trump’s and the Republican’s repeal of the Affordable Health Care Act will result in millions of APIAs without basic health care;
• Trump’s nationalistic and exclusionary policies will result in dramatic decreases for educational and social services to newer immigrants and refugees;
• Trump’s trade policies will result in lesser trade with China and other Asian countries and weaken the US economy;
• Trump’s xenophobic immigration policies will result in a dramatic decrease of technical workers from China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries. It will also led to a slowing of immigration from Asian countries and greater separation of relatives;
• Trump’s white nationalist preference will result is a weakening of the racial progress made, and greater inequality and social justice for APIAs and other people of color, women, religious minorities and others “historically” marginalized in our society;
• Trump will continue his attempt to suppress voting rights of new immigrants and communities of color; and
• Trump’s presidency will result in a more divided nation between whites and communities of color/immigrants which will setback U.S. race relations;

It is our hope, however, that the Trump’s presidency will awaken the APIA community to fight back against it, get politically involved, and to make him a one-term president.