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“To do otherwise is an attempt to score cheap political points by targeting Chinese people, but real leaders know there is a huge distinction between Chinese individuals and the Chinese Government,” Jetton, an Asian American himself, wrote.
He added that Luther does not “speak for Republicans or Texans like me.”
“I hope the people of HD 62 use their votes to show they don’t agree with your brand of fear-based pandering either,” Jetton wrote.
In spite of ongoing calls for solidarity against anti-Asian hate, Luther’s support for a discriminatory ban isn’t uncommon. A Pew Research Center poll found 55 percent of respondents say they support limiting the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S.
An August report released by Stop AAPI Hate, a hate incident reporting forum, showed that anti-Chinese views were commonly reflected in bias incidents. In more than 48 percent of all hate incidents collected from March 19, 2020, to June 30, 2021, anti-China and/or anti-immigrant rhetoric was included in at least one hateful statement.
Citing the highly supported “anti-China bill,” which pours investment into scientific research and technological innovation in an effort to dominate the race in tech advancements, Stop AAPI Hate co-founder Russell Jeung previously said that there continues to be “political rhetoric and policies that are strongly anti-China.”
Wu, who tweeted a thread Monday, featuring the achievements of Chinese Americans from renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Olympian Michelle Kwan, encouraged people to embrace immigrants and the exchange of American scholarship.
“America is a better place because young people can come here and study,” he said. “The entire world is better when America educates their young.”
