An Immigrant’s View Of The Presidential Election

I had my hair cut at a barbershop owned and run by “Jane” (not her real name), a Vietnamese woman. During my haircut we got on the subject of the Presidential Election. Jane said that she is voting for “Trump“.

She told me that she would not vote for Hilary. When I asked her why that was, she said that, “Clinton just wants to get more money.  She’s in it for herself.

Jane is an immigrant and refugee. She told me in her community a lot of people say to vote for “Clinton“. She said that we need a change.

Jane said that under “Obama” her business has suffered. She said that she used to have five people working for her cutting hair,  Now she works the business alone because, she said, that people don’t have the money for a $10 haircut.  She feels that “Clinton” wants the country stay on the same path that hurt her business and only wants to be president to “get money“.

Jane said that she now has medical coverage under Obamacare but here is what I found interesting. She said having Obamacare doesn’t matter in her choice for President. I believe her words were, “I have Obamacare.  I don’t care.  We need to think about OUR country“.

This is from someone who fled a communist takeover of her birth country, came to The United States, started a business, and most importantly, CHOSE to become a citizen, adopting this country as HER country.

There is a lot of wisdom in the phrase, “We need to think about our country“.

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