Author: Jan Ting

Commentary: Here’s what a pro-Trump vote will accomplish

Many voters leaning toward Donald Trump, including me, have been alienated by his vile comments recorded in 2005 about sexually assaulting women. Others have been discouraged by polls and the mainstream media echo chamber proclaiming that Trump can’t possibly win now and that Hillary Clinton has already won. But here’s why those voters should consider voting for Trump anyway. Even if Trump has turned out to be a flawed bearer for his populist message, he has presented a set of original positions embraced by many voters, including at least a majority of Republican voters, much to the surprise of the American elite that dominates both political parties. Trump was the only candidate of either party to defy the conventional wisdom that said winning candidates had to define themselves as favoring more immigration, less rigorous enforcement of immigration law, and a “comprehensive” approach to reform that included legalization for illegal immigrants, which, of course, would encourage even more illegal immigration. From the beginning of his campaign, Trump stated that immigration needed to be restricted to protect …