‘Deport’ flyers target Asian-American candidates in US

Washington, November 3 : Flyers with xenophobic messages targeting two Asian-American school board candidates have reached the mailboxes of several New Jersey residents, sparking outrage among the community members in the city.
The residents of Edison City in New Jersey have received anonymous letters in their mail this week that seeks to deport Indian-American Falguni Patel and Chinese-American Jerry Shi -– who are candidates of the school board -– alleging that the Chinese and Indians are taking over the town.
Under the banner “Make Edison Great Again”, the flyer has mugshot pictures of Jerry and Falguni with “deport” stamped over them.
“Stop Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel from taking over our school board,” says the letter that has reached mailboxes of a large number of Edison residents.
The New Jersey City of Edison, is considered as part of the New York City metropolitan area and has a sizable population of Indian-Americans.
The appearance of such racial fliers has sent shock waves among the residents of Edison, which earns its name from Thomas Edison, inventor of electric bulb.
The letter claims that “Chinese and Indians are taking over our town,” and goes on to say, “Enough is enough!” Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said he was appalled to hear of the racist flyers.”Ours is a nation of immigrants and our national fabric is woven from the rich and varied cultures of everyone who took the leap of faith to pursue the American Dream,” he said.