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Outside the 20th Elementary School polling station in Flushing, Chinese voters mostly focused on livelihood issues such as public safety, transportation, prices and welfare, and some pondered repeatedly between immigration policy and the positions of the two parties.
Public safety is expected to improve, traffic is congested, water, electricity and gas bills continue to rise, and it is difficult to choose between immigration policy and social welfare.flushing The interview took place outside the 20th primary school polling station.Sugar People talked about issues related to him. Some people hope that the government will give priority to solving the livelihood problems of the daily people, while others clearly acknowledge that the Democratic and Republican parties have their own points of approval and dissatisfaction.vote Very contradictory.
“I hope safety gets better in Flushing.” Mr Sima, who came to vote, said security is one of the issues he is most concerned about, and traffic is also a headache. Traffic jams are common in Downtown Flushing and parking spaces are difficult to find. He believes that measures such as adding dedicated bus lanes in recent years have not fundamentally improved traffic and are “all treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.”
Mr. Xiao complained about sending the bus. He said that sometimes there was no bus on some routes for more than 20 minutes and then several buses would come one after the other. He believes that instead of constantly adjusting the road configuration, bus frequency and route planning should be improved, otherwise it will be difficult to truly reduce congestion.
In addition to transportation, Mr. Xiao is also concerned about the continued rise in the cost of living. “Water bills, electricity bills, gas bills, these basic livelihood items should be at least relatively stable.” He said that basic living expenses are continuously increasing, and some expenses are increasing even faster than the normal price increase, further increasing the burden on residents. The government should strengthen monitoring of such public service rates.
Mr. Ding, a voter, is more conflicted about the policy choices between the two parties, compared with transportation and commodity prices. He said he leans toward the Democratic Party, but this time he did not vote solely for the Democratic Party, but instead “bounced and voted” depending on the candidates.
He acknowledged that the most difficult choice was immigration policy. “Are you saying illegal immigrants are in charge or not? It’s hard to say.” He believes that if the government provides a large number of benefits and resources to undocumented immigrants, it may affect the basic welfare of citizens, but if it does not provide assistance at all, he feels that these immigrants are in a pitiful situation. He admitted that he did not know what the most appropriate approach was and could only see how the government balanced the needs of different groups.
Mr. Ding is also concerned about the Republican Party. “I don’t want to see them fight and end up spending our money.” Mr. Ding observed that many Chinese elders around him lean toward the Democratic Party, mainly because they value medical care and social welfare, but they may also have different views on immigration and some social issues, so they also feel conflicted when voting.
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Respondents most frequently cited public safety, traffic congestion and the rising cost of living. He believed that these were problems that were felt every day, and he hoped that the government would first improve the basics of people’s livelihood.
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People believe that there are frequent traffic jams in the city center, it is difficult to find a parking space, and the bus schedule is unstable and dispatch is unbalanced. Simply adding dedicated bus lanes cannot really solve the problem.
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On the one hand, they value medical care and social welfare and lean toward the Democratic Party; On the other hand, they are concerned that providing too many resources to undocumented immigrants will erode existing benefits, so they often consider separate demands when voting.
