ຜູ້ສະໝັກ ຊາວອາເມຣິກັນ ເຊື້ອສາຍເອເຊຍ ລົງແຂ່ງຂັນ ເອົາຕຳແໜ່ງ ເພີ້ມຂຶ້ນ

ສະມາຊິກສະພາຕ່ຳ ຈາກລັດ California ທ່ານ Ted Lieu.

ການເພີ້ມຈຳນວນ​ຂຶ້ນ​ໃນການ​ປ່ອນ​ບັດ​ລ່ວງ​ໜ້າ ຂອງ​ຊາວ​ອາ​ເມຣິກັນ​ເຊື້ອສາຍ ​ເອ​ເຊຍ ສ່ວນ​ນຶ່ງ​ກໍ​ແມ່ນ​ເປັນ​ຍ້ອນຜູ້​ສະ​ໝັກ​ປະທານາທິບໍດີຂອງພັກຣີພັບ​ບລິ​ກັນ ທ່ານ Donald Trump ​ໂດຍບັນດາ​ຜູ້ສະໝັກຈຳ​ນວນນຶ່ງ ​ໃນ​ຕຳ​ແໜ່​ງທີ່​ຕ່ຳລົງມາ​. ມັນຍັງ​ເປັນ​ຫລັກ​ຖານສະ​ແຫງ​ໃຫ້​ເຫັນວ່າ ​ປະຊາ​ຊົນ​ກຸ່ມ​ນີ້ໄດ້ໃຫ້​ຄວາມ​ສົນ ​ໃຈ​ເພີ້ມຂຶ້ນຢູ່ໃນ​ການ​ເມືອງ​ສະຫະລັດ.

ອົງການ​ວິ​ເຄາະ​ປະຊາທິປະ​ໄຕ Catalist ລາຍ​ງານວ່າ ຊາ​ວອາ​ເມຣິກັນເຊື້ອສາຍ​ເອ​ເຊຍ ພາກັນ​ປ່ອນບັດ​ລົງ​ຄະ​ແນນ​ສຽງ​ໃນຈຳນວນ​ເພີ້​ມຂຶ້ນ ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ບັນດາ​ລັດ ບ່ອນ​ທີ່​ມີ​ຄະ​ແນນ​ສຽງ​ປ່ຽນໄປມາ ທີ່​ອາດສາມາດເປັນ​ຜູ້​ຕັດສິນ​ຊີ້ຂາດ ​ການ​ເລືອກ​ຕັ້ງ​ປະທານາທິບໍດີ ​ໃນປີ 2016.

ສະມາຊິກ​ສະພາ​ຕໍ່າອາ​ເມຣິກັນ​ເຊື້ອສາຍ​ເອ​ເຊຍ ທີ່​ສັງກັດພັກ​ເດ​ໂມ​ແຄຣັດ ທ່ານ Ted Lieu ກ່າວ​ວ່າ ການ​ເພີ້​ມຈຳນວນ​ຂອງ​ຊາວ​ອາ​ເມຣິກັນ​ເຊື້ອສາຍເອ​ເຊຍທີ່​ໄປ​ໜ່ວຍປ່ອນ​ບັດ ສາມາດ​ຕິດຕາມ​ນຳ​ຮ່ອງ​ຮ້ອຍ​ໄດ້​ຈາກ​ການ​ໂຄ ສະນາ​ຫາ​ສຽງ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ Trump​.

ທ່ານ Lieu ກ່າວ​ວ່າ “ຖ້າ​ຫາກ​ທ່ານ​ເຫັນ​ການປ່ອນ​ບັດລົງ​ຄະ​ແນນ​ສຽງລ່ວງ​ໜ້າ ທີ່ມີ​ຂຶ້ນ ຢູ່ໃນ​ລັດ Nevada ​ແລະ Florida ​ແລ້ວ ແມ່ນ​ມີ​ຜົນ​ມາຈາກການ​ໂຄສະ​ນາ​ຫາ​ສຽງຂອງ​ທ່ານ Trump ​ແລະ​ໄດ້​ພາ​ໃຫ້ມີ​ຊາວ​ລາ​ຕິນ ​ແລະ​ຊາວອາ​ເມຣິກັນ​ເຊື້ອສາຍ​ເອ​ເຊຍ ໄປ​ປ່ອນ​ບັດ. ທ່ານ​ມີ​ຊົນ​ກຸ່ມ​ນ້ອຍຈຳນວນ​ຫຼວງ​ຫລາຍ ບໍ່​ມັກ​ໄປ​ປ່ອນ​ບັດ​ປານ​ໃດ ​ເວລາ​ນີ້​ພາກັນ​ປ່ອນ​ບັດ ​ເພາະວ່າ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ອາດ​ຈະ​ຢ້ານ ຫລື​ໂກດ​ແຄ້ນ​ຕໍ່​ທ່ານ Donald Trump​.”

​ໃນ​ຂະນະ​ທີ່​ທ່າ​ທີ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ Trump ​ແລະ​ບາງ​ຄັ້ງ​ມີ​ຄຳ​ເວົ້າທີ່​ຂັດ​ແຍ້​ງກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ນະ​ໂຍບາຍ
ຄົນ​ເຂົ້າ​ເມືອງ ​ອາດ​ຈະ​ຊັກ​ຊວນ​ໃຫ້​ບັນດາ​ຊົນ​ກຸ່ມ​ນ້ອຍ​ຈຳນວນ​ນຶ່ງ​ພາກັນ​ໄປ​ປ່ອນ​ບັດ ຊຶ່ງ​ຄູ່​ແຂ່ງ​ຂອງທ່ານ Lieu ທີ່​ສັງກັດ​ພັກຣີພັບບລິກກັນ ທີ່​ເປັນໝໍ​ຜ່າ​ຕັດ​ຕາ​ເດັກນ້ອຍ ທ່ານ Kenneth Wright ກ່າວ​ວ່າ ຄວາມ​ປອດ​ໄພ​ດ້ານ​ຊາຍ​ແດນ​ເປັນ​ສິ່ງ​ນຶ່ງ​ທີ່​ຊັກ​ຊວນ​ໃຫ້​ທ່ານ
ລົງ​ສະໝັກແຂ່ງ​ກັບ​ທ່ານ Lieu.

ທ່ານ Wright ກ່າວ​ວ່າ “ພວກ​ເຮົາ​ບໍ່​ສາມາດ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ເປີດ​ຊາຍ​ແດນ. ມີ​ພວກ​ຄ້າ​ມະນຸດພາ
ກັນຂ້າມ​ຊາຍ​ແດນ. ຢາ​ເສບ​ຕິດ ສິ່ງ​ຮ້າຍ​ແຮງ ພວກ​ກໍ່​ການ​ຮ້າຍ​ສາ ມາດ​ຂ້າມເຂົ້າມາ​ໄດ້ ພວກ​ເຮົາ​ບໍ່​ສາມາດ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ເປີດ​ຊາຍ​ແດນ​. ​ເຖິງ​ເວລາ​ແລ້ວ​ ທີ່​ປະຊາຊົນ​ພາກັນ​ລຸກ​ຂຶ້ນ​ຕ້ານ​ບັນດາ​ນັກ​ການ​ເມືອງ​ອາຊີບ ​ແລະ​ໄລ່​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ໜີ​ອອກ​ໄປ ​ແລະ​ນຳ​ເອົາ​ປະ​ຊາ​ຊົນ​ທີ່ເປັນ​ສັນຊາດ ທີ່​ຕ້ອງການ​ຢາກ​ເຮັດ​ວຽກໃຫ້ ແກ່​ອາ​ເມຣິກາ​ເຂົ້າ​ຮັບ​ໜ້າ​ທີ່​ແທນ.


A surge in Asian Americans voting early is being attributed to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump by some down ballot candidates. It's also evidence that the demographic has growing clout in U.S. politics.

The Democratic analytical firm Catalist reports that Asian-Americans are voting in increased numbers in the swing states that could determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election

Asian American Democratic congressman Ted Lieu said the increased number of Asian Americans going to the polls can be traced to Trump's campaign.

"If you see the early votes that have happened, in Nevada and in Florida, there has been a Trump effect, and that is you have Latinos and Asian Americans surging in voting. You have a lot of minorities who are low propensity voters now voting because they are either scared or mad at Donald Trump," said Lieu.

While Trump's stance and sometimes controversial statements about U.S. immigration policy may be motivating some minority groups to head to the polls, Lieu's Republican opponent, pediatric eye surgeon Kenneth Wright, said border security is one of things that motivated him to run against Lieu.

"We can't have open borders. There are human traffickers coming across that border. Drug, horrible, terrorist could come across, we can't have open borders." Wright said. "It's time citizens stand up against career politicians and get them the heck out and put in people that are citizens that want to work for America."

Rising political clout

The early voting surge also reflects that the growing Asian American electorate is a group that is gaining political power in the U.S.

The number of Asians running for political office is also increasing said Representative Judy Chu, the first Chinese American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. She is also Chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. There are currently 33 Asian and Pacific Islander candidates across the country running for federal office according to the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS).

Chu and Lieu are both running for reelection in predominantly Democratic districts in Southern California.

While Chu represents a district that is largely Asian and Latino, Lieu's district includes a large population of Jewish Americans as well as Asian Americans.

Chu's Republican opponent, former FBI agent and small business owner, Jack Orswell had tried to run against Chu several times before, but this time, he said the Trump effect could make the outcome of races unpredictable.

"I don't know what the Trump effect is. All I know is its going to be extremely different from any previous election, and as a down ticket candidate my election chances are dependent on the presidential race," said Orswell.

Future of Asian and Pacific Islander candidates

Beyond the White House in this election, Chu said the down ballot Asian and Pacific Islander candidates need to be coalition candidates to win their race.

"Nearly every Asian Pacific Islander candidate runs in a district that is not majority Asian. That's the nature of America." Chu continued, "We have to make sure that we reach out to everybody of every ethnic background and that we have a message that's universal for all of them," said Chu.

As for the Asian American electorate, Chu said this demographic is becoming the margin of victory in many swing states.

"In the last decade, we have doubled our voter registration numbers from two to four million and in certain states that are making a big difference in this election, Nevada, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, we are a swing population." Chu continued, "Just think if we can swing Nevada, we can swing Virginia, we can actually determine who the next president of the United States will be."