'They Give Us Coronavirus’: Korean American GOP Candidate Stands Ground On Anti-Chinese Remarks


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A Korean American congressional candidate in Texas is facing a backlash for making anti-Chinese immigrant remarks in a forum last week. Sery Kim, who is Republican, was responding to a question about the U.S. immigration crisis when she said of potential Chinese immigrants, “I don’t want them here at all.” “They steal our intellectual property, they give us coronavirus, they don’t hold themselves accountable,” the candidate said at the forum, which was organized by two GOP groups in Texas' 6th Congressional District. She added, “And quite frankly, I can say that because I’m Korean.” Kim’s comments immediately drew backlash in...