Fil-Ams hope voters consider immigration, Asian hate at US midterm polls

Campaign volunteers hand out flyers, other paraphernalia to voters outside a polling center in the Pilgrim Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 9, 2022.

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RALEIGH, North Carolina — Filipino-American voters are hoping that key issues for them — including healthcare, immigration and anti-Asian hate crime — will also be considered by the electorate in the US midterm elections.

According to the 2022 Asian American Voter Survey by the Asian & Pacific Islander American (APIA) Vote, 87% of Filipino respondents said they plan to cast their ballots.

Filipinos in the survey identified the following as "extremely important" issues:

• Healthcare: 66%
• Inflation: 65%
• Job and economy: 65%
• Education: 62%
• Crime: 59%
• National Security: 55%
• Immigration: 54%
• Racism and racial discrimination: 51%
• Environment: 50%
• Voting rights: 50%
• Gun control: 49%
• Economic inequality: 41%

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/world/2022/11/09/2222577/fil-ams-hope-voters-consider-immigration-asian-hate-us-midterm-polls