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   From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2024-02-26, useapen  wrote:   
   > Despite not being a citizen of the United States, a Chinese immigrant was   
   > sworn in to serve on the San Francisco Election Commission, prompting some   
   > concerns regarding national security as one U.S. senator had previously   
   > cautioned that Chinese President Xi Jinping is playing the “long game.”   
   >   
   > On February 14th, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously   
   > selected Kelly Wong, an immigrant rights activist who arrived in the U.S.   
   > from Hong Kong in 2019 to pursue doctoral studies.   
   >   
   > After a ballot initiative to remove the citizenship barrier to serve on   
   > San Francisco boards was adopted by California voters in 2020, she is   
   > thought to be the first non-citizen to hold a commission position.   
   >   
   > “There are always voices inside my head, like ‘You can’t do it. You’re   
   not   
   > competent. You’re an immigrant. This is not your country,’” Wong said.   
   >   
   > “If I can do it, you can do it,” she added.   
   >   
   > Wong, who is not allowed to vote, is one of seven individuals in her new   
   > role who will supervise and carry out the Department of Elections’   
   > policies.   
   >   
   > She will be in charge of voter registration, mail-in ballots, polling   
   > areas, and election monitoring.   
   >   
   > “This appointment is a milestone for all immigrant and marginalized   
   > communities throughout San Francisco,” Wong wrote on her now-deleted   
   > LinkedIn profile, according to the Epoch Times.   
   >   
   > “Representation matters: thousands of immigrants living in the city hold   
   > stakes in politics, and there is no better way to have us be represented   
   > than to serve 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.   
   >   
   > Wong expressed her desire to see a rise in the number of immigrants and   
   > non-English speaking voters show up on election day.   
   >   
   > This is Kelly Wong, a non-citizen who cannot legally vote in the USA, yet   
   > was recently elected to San Francisco’s Elections Commission   
   >   
   > This was her victory speech pic.twitter.com/mM6nvz3DCy   
   >   
   > — Clown World ™ ?? (@ClownWorld_) February 19, 2024   
   > “Even though I’m fluent in English, I still encounter challenges in   
   > navigating a new system, let alone participating in political conversation   
   > and activities,” she told KQED.   
   >   
   > However, Wong also intends to carry on working for Chinese for Affirmative   
   > Action, a non-governmental organization that was established in 1969, as   
   > the commissioner role is unpaid.   
   >   
   > On its website, it states that its goals are to “promote multiracial   
   > democracy in the United States” and defend the “civil and political rights   
   > of Chinese Americans.”   
   >   
   > Previously, the group was in charge of pressuring the government to amend   
   > the legislation so that non-citizens may cast ballots in San Francisco   
   > school board elections provided their kids attended a district school.   
   >   
   > Meanwhile, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) expressed concern about what he   
   > claims is President Xi Jinping’s “long game” in response to Wong’s   
   > appointment to the elections board, citing the 452 Chinese individuals who   
   > have been apprehended at the southern border in the last three days alone,   
   > according to Customs and Border Protection data.   
   >   
   > “Look, they’re flooding our borders with fentanyl, killing Americans,” he   
   > said.   
   >   
   > NEW: San Francisco Appoints First Noncitizen to Serve on Elections   
   > Commission.   
   >   
   > Kelly Wong who came to the U.S. in 2019 from China and isn’t legally   
   > allowed to vote will be overseeing and creating policy for the San   
   > Francisco Department of Elections.   
   >   
   > Wong is immigrant rights… pic.twitter.com/gPvtSs4aZZ   
   >   
   > — I Meme Therefore I Am ???? (@ImMeme0) February 17, 2024   
   >   
   > https://www.oann.com/newsroom/chinese-immigrant-without-u-s-citizenship-   
   > is-sworn-in-to-san-frans-election-commission/   
      
   So this person can't legally vote but yet is an election board member?   
   This is crazy.   
      
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