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2007-10-22 11:02:04.0
Administrator2: Hello and welcome to the Politics Chat! We're here live with Scott Kraft, Peter Nicholas, Tom Hamburger and Johanna Neuman!
2007-10-22 11:02:39.0 Administrator2: Welcome Scott, Peter, Tom, and Johanna!
2007-10-22 11:03:16.0 Administrator2: Feel free to submit your questions now!
2007-10-22 11:03:18.0 Tom Hamburger: glad to be here
2007-10-22 11:03:21.0 Scott Kraft: Tom and Peter: You've been covering the fundraising of presidential campaigns for some months now. Tell us about the latest story you uncovered on Hillary Clinton's efforts in Chinatown in New York.
2007-10-22 11:05:26.0 Administrator2: Welcome folks! Please feel free to submit your questions/comments on the Clinton fundraising machine.
2007-10-22 11:06:50.0 Peter Nicholas: Our story looked at a slice of donors to Sen. Clinton's campaign who are participating in the American political process in ways we haven't seen before. Many of these donors are immigrants from Fujian Province in China and are not eligible to vote, yet are significant donors to her presidential campaign.
2007-10-22 11:07:26.0 Johanna Neuman: So how did you two discover this story?
2007-10-22 11:08:56.0 Tom Hamburger: I was one of the reporters covering the story of alleged swindler Norman Hsu and his role in the Clinton campaign. In the course of researching that story we came across this historic fundraising from the Chinese American population in New York
2007-10-22 11:09:05.0 Johanna Neuman: Peter and Tom, What I'm wondering is what these donors expect or hope that Hillary Clinton will do for them if she is elected.
2007-10-22 11:10:05.0 Administrator2: Welcome to the chat! Please feel free to submit your questions or comments now.
2007-10-22 11:11:48.0 Peter Nicholas: Many of these donors mentioned immigration as an important reason for their support. They hope that if she is elected president she will help reunite families and smooth the path to citizenship. Others mentioned that they valued the chance to meet and be photographed with Sen. Clinton. She is a popular figure in this community and draws even more enthusiastic attention in some respects than her husband.
2007-10-22 11:12:15.0 Administrator2: Is it clear why these donors chose Senator Clinton among all possible candidates? Is that directly related to Hsu?
2007-10-22 11:12:21.0 Scott Kraft: is there anything illegal about doing that?
2007-10-22 11:13:31.0 Tom Hamburger: Hillary Clinton remember is their senator and she has cultivated this community. In addition, as Peter just mentioned, she is quite popular and they look to her for help with immigration concerns
2007-10-22 11:14:34.0 Tom Hamburger: It is legal for people with green cards who have permanent residence status to donate to politifcians, even though they may not be citizens. People in this category cannot vote, however.
2007-10-22 11:15:33.0 jiminit: Your story mentions that many felt pressure to donate. Where did that pressure come from?
2007-10-22 11:16:31.0 Tom Hamburger: We believe that most of the donations that emanated from New York's Chinatown community were not related to Norman Hsu. There was some overlap, but most donors we interviewed told us they did not know Hsu
2007-10-22 11:18:59.0 Peter Nicholas: Some donors we spoke to said they felt encouraged to donate by their neighborhood associations. They said they gave more out of a sense of obligation to the broader Chinese community, in some cases, than out of a devotion to her presidential campaign.
2007-10-22 11:19:23.0 Administrator2: Do any of the other presidential candidates have such a strong backing from a particular immigrant population? How unusual is that?
2007-10-22 11:02:39.0 Administrator2: Welcome Scott, Peter, Tom, and Johanna!
2007-10-22 11:03:16.0 Administrator2: Feel free to submit your questions now!
2007-10-22 11:03:18.0 Tom Hamburger: glad to be here
2007-10-22 11:03:21.0 Scott Kraft: Tom and Peter: You've been covering the fundraising of presidential campaigns for some months now. Tell us about the latest story you uncovered on Hillary Clinton's efforts in Chinatown in New York.
2007-10-22 11:05:26.0 Administrator2: Welcome folks! Please feel free to submit your questions/comments on the Clinton fundraising machine.
2007-10-22 11:06:50.0 Peter Nicholas: Our story looked at a slice of donors to Sen. Clinton's campaign who are participating in the American political process in ways we haven't seen before. Many of these donors are immigrants from Fujian Province in China and are not eligible to vote, yet are significant donors to her presidential campaign.
2007-10-22 11:07:26.0 Johanna Neuman: So how did you two discover this story?
2007-10-22 11:08:56.0 Tom Hamburger: I was one of the reporters covering the story of alleged swindler Norman Hsu and his role in the Clinton campaign. In the course of researching that story we came across this historic fundraising from the Chinese American population in New York
2007-10-22 11:09:05.0 Johanna Neuman: Peter and Tom, What I'm wondering is what these donors expect or hope that Hillary Clinton will do for them if she is elected.
2007-10-22 11:10:05.0 Administrator2: Welcome to the chat! Please feel free to submit your questions or comments now.
2007-10-22 11:11:48.0 Peter Nicholas: Many of these donors mentioned immigration as an important reason for their support. They hope that if she is elected president she will help reunite families and smooth the path to citizenship. Others mentioned that they valued the chance to meet and be photographed with Sen. Clinton. She is a popular figure in this community and draws even more enthusiastic attention in some respects than her husband.
2007-10-22 11:12:15.0 Administrator2: Is it clear why these donors chose Senator Clinton among all possible candidates? Is that directly related to Hsu?
2007-10-22 11:12:21.0 Scott Kraft: is there anything illegal about doing that?
2007-10-22 11:13:31.0 Tom Hamburger: Hillary Clinton remember is their senator and she has cultivated this community. In addition, as Peter just mentioned, she is quite popular and they look to her for help with immigration concerns
2007-10-22 11:14:34.0 Tom Hamburger: It is legal for people with green cards who have permanent residence status to donate to politifcians, even though they may not be citizens. People in this category cannot vote, however.
2007-10-22 11:15:33.0 jiminit: Your story mentions that many felt pressure to donate. Where did that pressure come from?
2007-10-22 11:16:31.0 Tom Hamburger: We believe that most of the donations that emanated from New York's Chinatown community were not related to Norman Hsu. There was some overlap, but most donors we interviewed told us they did not know Hsu
2007-10-22 11:18:59.0 Peter Nicholas: Some donors we spoke to said they felt encouraged to donate by their neighborhood associations. They said they gave more out of a sense of obligation to the broader Chinese community, in some cases, than out of a devotion to her presidential campaign.
2007-10-22 11:19:23.0 Administrator2: Do any of the other presidential candidates have such a strong backing from a particular immigrant population? How unusual is that?
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