A Georgia Gwinnett College professor’s online comments about illegal immigrants have prompted some, including a state lawmaker, to say he should be reprimanded or fired.
The professor, a Chinese legal immigrant, says of the criticism: Bring it on.
Fang Zhou, an associate history professor at the college, is being criticized by some for using phrases such as “ghetto thugs” and “liberals” in social media conversations about illegal immigration and for saying he has a “Deportation of illegal immigrants” sign in his office.
He remarked: “I am against political correctness. I speak truth to power in class and my students learn about the financial drain of illegal immigration on the economy and the high crime rates of illegal immigrants. My students are ‘woke’ and are overwhelmingly against illegal immigration after taking my class.” ...
State Rep. Bee Nguyen, D-Atlanta, shared some of Zhou’s posts on Twitter late Wednesday in a message criticizing him. Nguyen said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Zhou was sharing “inflammatory terminology” and espousing “false narratives” about illegal immigrants, such as they commit more crime.
The interesting thing is that both professor Zhou and Rep. Nguyen are Asian. I don't know what the general feeling about illegals is among Americans of Asian origin. I would guess that they don't like it because most Asians got here legally. Why should illegals get to jump to the head of the immigration line by breaking the law? Just to please business owners looking for cheap and obedient workers?
It’s interesting that the Chinese professor is conservative (most are liberal) and the Vietnamese Rep is Leftist (most are conservative). There’s a bit of difference politically between the various flavors of Asians. Southeast Asians tend to be more libertarian. Chinese and Japanese tend to be more collectivist. Koreans tend to hold mainly conservative views.
The interesting thing is that both professor Zhou and Rep. Nguyen are Asian. I don't know what the general feeling about illegals is among Americans of Asian origin. I would guess that they don't like it because most Asians got here legally. Why should illegals get to jump to the head of the immigration line by breaking the law? Just to please business owners looking for cheap and obedient workers?