Mr. President. a second major fallout of the fundraising affair is the impression fostered by the media and commentators that legal AsianAmerican participation in the political process is illegitimate. Charges of undue influence on the part of the AsianAmerican community have been raised with regard to immigration policy. specifically. the "fourth preference" category that allows siblings of citizens to immigrate. The press makes much of the fact that AsianAmericans who are concerned about this matter also contributed money to the campaign. Certainly AsianAmericans. the majority of whom are immigrants. wish to be reunited with their families. However. it is improper to imply that contributions to political campaigns by AsianAmericans should be held to a higher standard or any more suspect than contributions by other Americans. This is tantamount to suggesting that the practice of giving to political campaigns should be limited only to nonAsians.
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Implying Asian Americans' political contributions are more suspect than others.