However. I also join with you in your struggles. I understand that the antiimmigrant debate has plagued the community. the effects of welfare reform are being experienced today by many of the elderly poor. antiAsian violence is on the rise. the lack of good jobs has forced many Asian immigrant women into working in sweatshops. and the whole debate on campaign finance reform has targeted and portrayed the Asian Pacific American community in a very negative light--oftentimes questioning their loyalty to this country. I recognize that the attack on the immigrant community has come swiftly and severely in many forms. including providing an entree for the attack on muchneeded affirmative action programs. Today. the Asian Pacific American community forms a vibrant and diverse group growing faster than any other minority group in America. Many members are economically successful Americans and distinguished in their own areas and others are newer immigrants facing very different circumstances. This creates a new host of issues that need to be addressed. Back home the State of Illinois ranks fifth in terms of States with the largest number of Asian Pacific Americans residing in that State.
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