哈里斯（贺锦丽）投书世界日报，为美国华人创造繁荣和安全的未来

[美华之音]

史无前例，首次有总统候选人哈里斯在中文媒体发表文章，赞美华人对美国社会的重要贡献，期望华人在这次总统大选中为民主护航。“我谦卑地请求你们投我一票。因为如果我有幸担任你们的总统，我清楚我们就可以一起翻转这政治分裂的时代，并为这有史以来最了不起的故事书写下一篇章。让我们一起建立一个更强大更安全也更繁荣的未来。”

世世代代以来，拥有华人血统的人们在塑造和强化美国故事的过程中扮演了至关重要的角色。19世纪，中国移民来到这里淘金，并修建了横贯大陆的铁路——从字面上帮助连接了这个国家。从那时起，华裔美国人在军队中荣誉服役，推动了民权的发展，推动了创新，并致力于公共服务。

然而，华裔长期以来却面临着排斥。19世纪末和20世纪初的排外法律限制了中国移民在住房、就业和教育方面的全面参与。唐人街曾被烧毁，居民被暴力驱逐出家园。《排华法案》是我们历史上最黑暗的篇章之一。

如今，超过五百万华裔美国人已称这个国家为家。我为能够在白宫和我的家中庆祝龙年并表彰你们的贡献感到自豪。在竞选旧金山地区检察官时，我很荣幸收到一位好友及其父亲赋予我的名字“贺锦丽”。

我母亲19岁时踏上了前往美国的旅程，怀揣着治愈乳腺癌的梦想。她向我们灌输了勤奋工作的价值，展示了良好教育的力量，并教导我们要相信美国的承诺。我从小就决定要为人民而战，这也是我职业生涯的故事。

作为法庭检察官，我为女性和儿童对抗掠夺者挺身而出。作为加利福尼亚州的总检察长，我对大银行采取行动，为面临止赎的家庭争取了200亿美元。作为副总统，我为工人和老年人发声。现在，我正在竞选总统——因为我相信美国人民想要并应当拥有一位为所有美国人而奋斗的领导人。

这次选举关乎我们国家的两种截然不同的愿景：一种专注于未来，另一种则执着于过去。我代表着一个充满希望的新一代领导，将开辟一条新的前进道路——确保你不仅能勉强维持生计，更能有所进步。

我成长于一个中产阶级家庭，亲身经历了工薪家庭的挣扎。我记得母亲坐在厨房桌前，手里拿着一杯茶和一堆账单，花费长时间努力让一切运转——在我和妹妹玛雅醒来之前准备午餐，在我们睡觉之后支付账单。作为总统，我将创造一个机会经济，让每个美国人都有机会拥有住房，积累财富，创业。我的计划将为一亿美国人减税，打击食品和杂货的价格欺诈，降低生活必需品的成本。我还将建造三百万套可负担住房，并为首次购房者提供高达25,000美元的首付援助。我记得我母亲存了多年钱才买下我们的第一套房子的激动，我希望你的家庭在实现购房梦想时也能感受到同样的兴奋。我曾与华裔美国小企业主们坐下来讨论我们还需要完成的工作。作为总统，我将把创业费用扣除额提高十倍，从5,000美元增加到50,000美元，同时扩大企业家获得资金的渠道。

我将保护《平价医疗法案》并降低药品价格。我的计划将为有新生儿的家庭减税6,000美元，随后每年再减税3,600美元，并加强医疗保险，以覆盖老年人的居家护理。当我母亲被诊断出癌症时，我记得无论我能做什么，都要让她感到舒适。我了解照顾亲人的经济和情感负担，我将努力减轻这种负担，让你在照顾亲人时获得支持。

我相信每个人都有权利享有安全、尊严和正义。我一生都在打击犯罪，作为副总统，我帮助争取到150亿美元用于地方执法和公共安全倡议，并通过立法打击反亚裔仇恨犯罪。我与你们一同哀悼因枪支暴力而失去的太多生命，包括在蒙特利公园这样紧密团结的社区。特朗普说我们应该“放下”枪支暴力，同时推动更多枪支上街，而我将努力让危险人物远离枪支。

安全也意味着修复我们的移民制度。我将签署特朗普破坏的两党边境安全法案，并支持为创造有序和人道的移民制度的努力。我拒绝在保障边境安全与建立有序和人道的移民制度之间做出虚假的选择。我们能够并且必须两者兼顾。最后，我的政府将坚定反对针对亚裔美国人社区的排外行为，以及在疫情期间助长反亚裔暴力的危险言论。

唐纳德·特朗普是一个不负责任的人，但他再次进入白宫的后果将是极其严重的。他煽动对华裔美国人的仇恨，将移民污名化，以掩盖他的失败。他和他的盟友将削弱《平价医疗法案》，让家庭成本每年增加近4,000美元，削减社会保障和医疗保险，并导致2025年中期经济衰退。

特朗普也是我们自由的威胁。他谈论在“第一天”成为独裁者，终止宪法，武器化美国司法部，并对美国人民使用军队。他的国家安全官员警告说他不稳定，追求不受约束的权力。想想如果我们再次赋予他权力，他会做什么，尤其是在美国最高法院裁定他将免于刑事起诉后。他将使用总统的权力，不是为了改善你的生活，不是为了加强我们的国家，而是为了服务于自己。

我们不能让这种情况发生。我承诺将维护我们的自由和全球领导地位。

这次选举攸关重大，美国人民已准备好翻开混乱时代的新篇章。你值得拥有一位不仅看见你，还与你站在一起的领导人。

我谦逊地请求您的支持，因为如果我有幸担任您的总统，我相信我们可以一起翻过分裂政治的这一页，开始书写这段非凡故事的下一个伟大篇章。让我们共同创造一个更强大、更安全、更繁荣的未来。

英文原稿：
For generations, people of Chinese heritage have played a vital role in shaping and strengthening America’s story. In the 1800s, Chinese settlers arrived to mine gold and built the transcontinental railroad—literally helping to connect this nation. Since then, Chinese Americans have served honorably in our military, advanced civil rights, driven innovation, and dedicated themselves to public service.

Yet for too long, individuals of Chinese descent have faced exclusion. Xenophobic laws in the late 19th and early 20th centuries restricted Chinese immigrants from full participation in housing, employment, and education. Chinatowns were burned, and residents were violently driven from their homes. The Chinese Exclusion Act remains one of the darkest chapters in our history

Today, more than five million Chinese Americans now call this country home. I was proud to recognize your contributions while ushering in the Year of the Dragon at the White House and in my home. And when I was running for district attorney of San Francisco, I was honored to receive the name 賀錦麗 from a dear friend and her father.

My mother made her own journey to America at 19, carrying with her a dream to cure breast cancer. She instilled in us the values of hard work, showed us the power of a good education, and taught us to believe in the promise of America. And at a young age, I decided I wanted to do the work of fighting for people, and that has been the story of my entire career.

As a courtroom prosecutor, I stood up for women and children against predators. As attorney general of California, I took on the big banks and delivered $20 billion for families who faced foreclosure. As vice president, I have stood up for workers and seniors. Now, I am running for president—because I believe Americans want and deserve a leader who will fight for all the American people.

This election is about two very different visions for our nation: one focused on the future, the other on the past. I represent a new, optimistic generation of leadership and will chart a New Way Forward—one that ensures you can not just get by, but get ahead.

I grew up in a middle class household, and I know firsthand the struggles working families face. I remember my mother sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea and a pile of bills, spending long hours trying to make things work – packing lunches before me and my sister Maya woke up, and paying bills after we went to bed. As president, I will create an Opportunity Economy where every American has the opportunity to own a home, to build wealth, to start a business. My plan will cut taxes for 100 million Americans, crack down on price gouging for food and groceries, and lower the costs of essentials. I will also build three million affordable new homes and provide up to $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. I remember the excitement my mother felt after saving for years to buy our first home, and I want your families looking to achieve their dream of homeownership to feel the same way. I have sat down with Chinese American small business owners to talk about the work we still need to do. As president, I will increase the startup expense deduction 10-fold, from $5,000 to $50,000, while expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs.

I will protect the Affordable Care Act and lower drug prices. My plan will cut taxes for families with newborns by $6,000, and $3,600 in years after that, and it strengthens Medicare to cover home care for seniors. When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, I remember doing whatever I could to make her comfortable. I know the financial and emotional toll of caregiving, and I will work to ease that burden as you care for your loved ones.

I believe everyone has a right to safety, to dignity, and to justice. I have fought crime my entire career, and as vice president, I helped deliver $15 billion for local law enforcement and public safety initiatives, and enacted legislation to combat anti-Asian hate crimes. I have joined you in mourning too many lives cut short by gun violence, including in close-knit communities like Monterey Park. While Trump says we should “get over” gun violence while pushing for more guns on our streets, I will work to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

Safety also means fixing our immigration system. I will sign the bipartisan border security bill that Trump sabotaged, and I will support efforts to create an earned pathway to citizenship. I reject the false choice between securing our border and creating a system of immigration that is orderly and humane. We can and must do both. Finally, my administration will stand up to xenophobia against Asian American communities, and against the kind of dangerous rhetoric that fueled anti-Asian violence during the pandemic.

Donald Trump is an unserious man, but the consequences of him ever getting back into the White House are brutally serious. He incited hate against Chinese Americans and vilified immigrants to deflect from his failures. He and his allies would gut the Affordable Care Act, raise costs by nearly $4,000 a year for families, cut Social Security and Medicare, and lead to a recession by mid-2025.

Trump is also a threat to our freedoms. He speaks of being a dictator on “day one,” terminating the Constitution, weaponizing the U.S. Department of Justice, and using the military against Americans. His own national security officials warn he is unhinged and unstable, and out for unchecked power. Consider what he intends to do if we give him power again, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he would be immune from criminal prosecution. He would wield the powers of the presidency not to improve your life, not to strengthen our nation, but to serve himself.

We cannot let this happen. And I promise topreserve our freedoms and global leadership.

There is so much at stake in this election, and Americans are ready to turn the page on the chaos of the past. You deserve a leader who not only sees you, but stands with you.

I humbly ask for your vote, because if I have the privilege of serving as your President, I know that together we can turn the page on this divisive era of our politics and start writing the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told. Together, we can create a stronger, safer, and more prosperous future.