OAN’s Brooke Mallory
6:18pm – Wednesday, February 21, 2024
A U.S. senator previously warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping was playing a “long game” after a Chinese immigrant was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Elections despite not being a U.S. citizen. This has raised national security concerns. ”
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February 14ththe San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously selected Kelly Wong, an immigrant rights activist who came to the United States from Hong Kong in 2019 to pursue a doctoral degree.
She would become the first non-citizen to serve on the San Francisco Board of Commissioners after California voters adopted a ballot initiative in 2020 that removed the citizenship barrier to serve on the San Francisco Board of Commissioners. It is being
“I always hear a voice in my head saying, ‘You can’t do that.’ You’re incompetent. You’re an immigrant. This is not your country,” Wong said.
“If I can do it, so can you,” she added.
Wong is not eligible to vote, but is one of seven people to take up the new position overseeing and implementing the elections department’s policies.
She will be responsible for voter registration, mail-in voting, polling places and election monitoring.
“This appointment is a milestone for all immigrants and marginalized communities across San Francisco,” Wong wrote on his now-deleted LinkedIn profile, according to the newspaper. Epoch Epoch.
“Representation is important. Thousands of immigrants in our city are politically involved, and there’s no better way to make sure we’re represented than in leadership positions.”
“I am deeply committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of immigration status, has a seat at the table in shaping the future of our city,” she added.
Mr Wong expressed a desire to see a growing number of immigrants and non-English speaking voters turn out on voting day.
“Although I am fluent in English, I still face challenges navigating the new system, let alone participating in political conversations and activities,” she said. KQED.
But Mr Wong also intends to continue his work with Chinese for Affirmative Action, a non-governmental organization founded in 1969, as the commissioner’s role is unpaid.
The group says on its website that its goals are to “promote multiracial democracy in the United States” and defend “the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans.”
The group has previously been responsible for pressuring the government to change the law to allow non-citizens to vote in San Francisco’s school board elections, as long as their children attend the district’s schools. .
Meanwhile, Sen. Eric Schmidt (R-Missouri), following Wong’s appointment as election commissioner, expressed concern that Wong’s claims were a “long game” for President Xi Jinping, It listed 452 Chinese nationals arrested at the border. In the past three days alone, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
“Look, they’re flooding the border with fentanyl and killing Americans,” he said.
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