渡十娘｜贺锦丽投書《世界日報》：为华裔美国人创造一个安全和繁荣的未来（中英文全文）
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几代以来，华裔美国人在塑造和加强美国的历史中扮演了重要角色。19世纪时，中国移民来到美国淘金，并修建了横贯大陆的铁路，实际帮助连接了这个国家。从那时起，华裔美国人不仅光荣地服务于军队，还推动了民权运动，推动了创新，并致力于公共服务。
然而，华裔美国人也长期遭受排斥。19世纪末和20世纪初的排外法律限制了中国移民在住房、就业和教育方面的全面参与。唐人街被焚毁，居民被暴力驱逐。排华法案是我们历史上最黑暗的篇章之一。
如今，超过五百万的华裔美国人把美国称为家。我很荣幸在白宫和我家里共同庆祝了龙年的到来，并且在竞选旧金山地方检察官时，一位亲爱的朋友和她的父亲给了我“贺锦丽”这个名字。
我的母亲在19岁时独自来到美国，怀抱着治愈乳腺癌的梦想。她灌输给我们勤奋工作的价值观，展示了优质教育的力量，并教导我们要相信美国的承诺。在我很小的时候，我便立志要为人民奋斗，这也是我整个职业生涯的故事。
作为一名法庭检察官，我为妇女和儿童站出来，打击掠夺者。作为加利福尼亚州的总检察长，我与大银行对抗，为面临丧失抵押品赎回权的家庭争取了200亿美元。作为副总统，我为工人和老年人争取权益。现在，我正在竞选总统——因为我相信美国人需要并应得一个为所有人而战的领袖。
这次选举代表了我们国家的两种截然不同的愿景：一种面向未来，另一种则停留在过去。我代表着一个新一代乐观的领导层，将开辟一条新的前进之路，让你不仅能勉强维生，还能取得进步。
我在一个中产阶级家庭中长大，亲身经历了工薪家庭面临的挣扎。我记得母亲坐在厨房桌旁，手里端着一杯茶，旁边是一堆账单，花费很长时间去解决家里的财务问题——在我和姐姐玛雅醒来之前准备午餐，在我们睡觉之后支付账单。作为总统，我将创建一个机会经济，让每个美国人都有机会拥有自己的家园、积累财富、创业。我的计划将为一亿美国人减税，打击食品和日用品的价格欺诈，降低生活必需品的成本。我还将建造三百万套新的可负担住房，并为首次购房者提供最高达25,000美元的首付援助。我记得母亲在多年储蓄后买下我们第一套房时的兴奋，我希望你们在实现购房梦想时也能有同样的感受。我曾与华裔小企业主们交谈，讨论我们需要做的工作。作为总统，我将把创业费用的减免从5,000美元提高到50,000美元，并扩大企业家的融资渠道。我将保护《平价医疗法案》并降低药品价格。我的计划将为有新生儿的家庭减税6,000美元，之后每年减税3,600美元，并加强医疗保险，涵盖老年人的家庭护理。当我母亲被诊断出癌症时，我记得尽一切努力让她舒适。我深知照护的财务和情感压力，我将致力于减轻你们照护亲人的负担。
我相信每个人都拥有安全、尊严和正义的权利。我的整个职业生涯都在打击犯罪，作为副总统，我帮助为地方执法和公共安全项目提供了150亿美元，并推动了打击反亚裔仇恨犯罪的立法。我曾与你们一同悼念那些因枪支暴力而失去的生命，包括蒙特利公园这样亲密的社区。特朗普认为我们应该“克服”枪支暴力，同时推动更多枪支上街，而我将致力于将枪支从危险人物手中移出。
安全也意味着修复我们的移民系统。我将签署特朗普破坏的两党边境安全法案，并支持创建一个有序和人道的移民系统的努力。我拒绝在保护边境和创建有序、人道的移民系统之间做出虚假的选择。我们完全可以、也必须做到两者兼顾。最后，我的政府将直面针对亚裔美国人社区的排外主义，以及疫情期间引发反亚裔暴力的危险言论。
唐纳德·特朗普是个不严肃的人，但他重返白宫的后果却异常严峻。他煽动了对华裔美国人的仇恨，将移民妖魔化以掩盖自己的失败。他和他的盟友将破坏《平价医疗法案》，使家庭成本增加近4,000美元，削减社保和医疗保险，并可能在2025年中期导致经济衰退。
特朗普也是我们自由的威胁。他谈论上任“第一天”成为独裁者，终止宪法，利用美国司法部打击对手，动用军队对付美国人。他的国家安全官员警告说他不稳定且失控，追求不受限制的权力。考虑一下，如果我们再次赋予他权力，尤其是在美国最高法院裁定他免于刑事起诉之后，他将如何行事。他将利用总统的权力不是为了改善你的生活，不是为了加强国家，而是为了满足自己。
我们不能让这发生。我承诺将捍卫我们的自由和全球领导地位。
这次选举关乎我们国家的未来，美国人民已经准备好翻开混乱过去的一页。你们值得拥有一位不仅了解你们，还能和你们站在一起的领导人。
我谦卑地请求你们的选票，因为如果我有幸担任你们的总统，我相信我们可以共同翻开分裂政治时代的下一页，开始书写这个最伟大的故事的新篇章。让我们携手创造一个更强大、更安全、更繁荣的未来。
賀錦麗投書英文全文／Creating a Safe and Prosperous Future for Chinese AmericansFor generations, people of Chinese heritage have played a vital role in shaping and strengthening America’s story. In the 1800s, Chinese settlers arrived to mine gold and built the transcontinental railroad—literally helping to connect this nation. Since then, Chinese Americans have served honorably in our military, advanced civil rights, driven innovation, and dedicated themselves to public service.Yet for too long, individuals of Chinese descent have faced exclusion. Xenophobic laws in the late 19th and early 20th centuries restricted Chinese immigrants from full participation in housing, employment, and education. Chinatowns were burned, and residents were violently driven from their homes. The Chinese Exclusion Act remains one of the darkest chapters in our history.Today, more than five million Chinese Americans now call this country home. I was proud to recognize your contributions while ushering in the Year of the Dragon at the White House and in my home. And when I was running for district attorney of San Francisco, I was honored to receive the name 賀錦麗 from a dear friend and her father.My mother made her own journey to America at 19, carrying with her a dream to cure breast cancer. She instilled in us the values of hard work, showed us the power of a good education, and taught us to believe in the promise of America. And at a young age, I decided I wanted to do the work of fighting for people, and that has been the story of my entire career.As a courtroom prosecutor, I stood up for women and children against predators. As attorney general of California, I took on the big banks and delivered $20 billion for families who faced foreclosure. As vice president, I have stood up for workers and seniors. Now, I am running for president—because I believe Americans want and deserve a leader who will fight for all the American people.This election is about two very different visions for our nation: one focused on the future, the other on the past. I represent a new, optimistic generation of leadership and will chart a New Way Forward—one that ensures you can not just get by, but get ahead. I grew up in a middle class household, and I know firsthand the struggles working families face. I remember my mother sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea and a pile of bills, spending long hours trying to make things work – packing lunches before me and my sister Maya woke up, and paying bills after we went to bed. As president, I will create an Opportunity Economy where every American has the opportunity to own a home, to build wealth, to start a business. My plan will cut taxes for 100 million Americans, crack down on price gouging for food and groceries, and lower the costs of essentials. I will also build three million affordable new homes and provide up to $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. I remember the excitement my mother felt after saving for years to buy our first home, and I want your families looking to achieve their dream of homeownership to feel the same way. I have sat down with Chinese American small business owners to talk about the work we still need to do. As president, I will increase the startup expense deduction 10-fold, from $5,000 to $50,000, while expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs.I will protect the Affordable Care Act and lower drug prices. My plan will cut taxes for families with newborns by $6,000, and $3,600 in years after that, and it strengthens Medicare to cover home care for seniors. When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, I remember doing whatever I could to make her comfortable. I know the financial and emotional toll of caregiving, and I will work to ease that burden as you care for your loved ones.I believe everyone has a right to safety, to dignity, and to justice. I have fought crime my entire career, and as vice president, I helped deliver $15 billion for local law enforcement and public safety initiatives, and enacted legislation to combat anti-Asian hate crimes. I have joined you in mourning too many lives cut short by gun violence, including in close-knit communities like Monterey Park. While Trump says we should “get over” gun violence while pushing for more guns on our streets, I will work to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.Safety also means fixing our immigration system. I will sign the bipartisan border security bill that Trump sabotaged, and I will support efforts to create an earned pathway to citizenship. I reject the false choice between securing our border and creating a system of immigration that is orderly and humane. We can and must do both. Finally, my administration will stand up to xenophobia against Asian American communities, and against the kind of dangerous rhetoric that fueled anti-Asian violence during the pandemic.Donald Trump is an unserious man, but the consequences of him ever getting back into the White House are brutally serious. He incited hate against Chinese Americans and vilified immigrants to deflect from his failures. He and his allies would gut the Affordable Care Act, raise costs by nearly $4,000 a year for families, cut Social Security and Medicare, and lead to a recession by mid-2025.Trump is also a threat to our freedoms. He speaks of being a dictator on “day one,” terminating the Constitution, weaponizing the U.S. Department of Justice, and using the military against Americans. His own national security officials warn he is unhinged and unstable, and out for unchecked power. Consider what he intends to do if we give him power again, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he would be immune from criminal prosecution. He would wield the powers of the presidency not to improve your life, not to strengthen our nation, but to serve himself.We cannot let this happen. And I promise topreserve our freedoms and global leadership.There is so much at stake in this election, and Americans are ready to turn the page on the chaos of the past. You deserve a leader who not only sees you, but stands with you.I humbly ask for your vote, because if I have the privilege of serving as your President, I know that together we can turn the page on this divisive era of our politics and start writing the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told. Together, we can create a stronger, safer, and more prosperous future.
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