Candidates for mayor of San Francisco debate immigration issues: Yu Yinliang and others support "protection of undocumented immigrants"

Candidates for mayor of San Francisco debate immigration issues: Yu Yinliang and others support "protection of undocumented immigrants" [Report by Overseas Chinese News reporter in San Francisco] The election is approaching, and debates are taking place every day. 16…

> San Francisco mayoral candidate debates immigration issues: Yu Yinliang and others support "protecting undocumented immigrants" [Reported by Overseas Chinese News reporter in San Francisco] The election is approaching, and debates are taking place every day. On the 16th, a mayoral debate on "immigration issues" was held in Mission District, where Hispanic people gather. Candidates expressed their support for the policy of "protecting undocumented immigrants" and brought up their identities as descendants of immigrants to get closer to the people present. The candidate debate hosted by the immigrant rights group SFOP was held in St. Peter's Basilica. A large number of Hispanic people attended. Avale and Cesar Ascarruna used their Spanish language advantages to directly defend their answers in Spanish. Some other candidates emphasized their immigrant backgrounds. Yu Yinliang, who immigrated to the United States with his family when he was three years old, said that he understands the hardships of immigrants. A city's rulers must ensure that the law enforcement team will not do anything to separate family members, and will not give any assistance to immigration officials to hunt down immigrant families and children. As a second-generation immigrant, Qiu Xinfu said that the sanctuary city policy is implemented to make people trust the judicial department, and immigrant workers are also an important part of San Francisco's economic recovery and development. The candidates also answered questions on the spot about "affordable housing," "multilingual services," "returning families to San Francisco," and "providing legal aid to immigrant communities." Hall has a clear point of view: first, we must build low-cost housing at half or even one-third the price; second, we must increase job opportunities so that more people can afford housing. Qiu Xinfu said that before and after he became a congressman, he had assisted people in low-income, elderly and immigrant communities to fight for affordable housing. This was also an important reason why he was endorsed by the San Francisco Chronicle. "When federal law enforcement oppresses immigrant communities, we need experienced attorneys to help them," Avale said. Yu Yinliang pointed out that when he was a member of the parliament, he had strongly criticized some bills that deepened ordinary people's prejudice against immigrant communities. Duffy recalled that in 1996, he and then-Mayor Brown fought for the construction of low-cost housing for the people, and also focused on "student housing."