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APIs and the Election

I've noticed that there hasn't much attention on the API vote although I read one article this morning abut Rubio stating how the GOP can win back the API vote. I'm guess I'm wondering how they can win back when there doesn't seem much interest about the loss in the first place. Also, whenever racism comes up in debates in both parties, APIs are never brought up as recipients of racism and racial prejudice. When immigration is raised, it is rare to hear how policies will affect immigrants from Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. When jobs are discussed, there is no talk about the "Bamboo" ceiling for API professionals or about the poverty and lack of jobs among some API groups. Much of this I believe can be attributed to APIs (most but certainly not all as APIs are a diverse group of peoples and cultures) being seen as model minorities, i.e. Honorary Whites. Essentially we don't upset the apple cart but when we do, we aren't really tak