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Although international students are not eligible to vote, they have plenty to say about this year’s American presidential election.\u00a0We asked several students for their perspectives\u00a0of the election in general, the presidential debates, and how they view the\u00a0Trump and Clinton campaigns. Here\u2019s a sampling:<\/p>\n

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\"Rafael
Rafael Muchanga, Jr. ’18. (University photo \/ Joy Bian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rafael Muchanga, Jr. ’18<\/strong>
Home country: Mozambique
\nMajor: chemical engineering<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nominating conventions here provide a great opportunity for voters to get to know each candidate and make a responsible decision. I imagine the U.S. being one of the most powerful countries in the world, and every decision they make affects the rest of the world. If the U.S. is governed by someone with Machiavelli\u2019s sort of power, it will screw up the rest of the world.\u201d <\/p>\n


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\"Yashika
Yashika Patil ’17. (University photo \/ Joy Bian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yashika Patil ’17<\/strong>
Home country: India
Major: business
\n\u201cI was shocked to learn the number of people who actually support Donald Trump. I understand that people don’t trust Hillary [Clinton], but I don’t think it is a valid enough reason to support someone so vapid, uninformed, and a tyrant.\u201d<\/p>\n


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\"Ruairi
Ruairi Conway ’17. (University photo \/ Joy Bian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ruairi Conway ’17<\/strong>
Home country: Ireland
Major: digital media studies<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had the right to vote, I would go for Hillary [Clinton]. I know a lot of people don\u2019t trust her, but compared to Trump, she has more specific policies in mind. I think people who vote for Trump vote for his promise of big changes. I can see why people would rather vote for radical change when they\u2019re not happy. But this is not the election to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n


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\"Edgar
Edgar Yau ’20. (University photo \/ Joy Bian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Edgar Yau ’20, undecided major from Hong Kong<\/strong><\/p>\n

“As an outsider, I think Trump shouldn’t be representing the United States because his views of race, education, and wealth are very distorted. As a U.S. president, what he says embodies the whole country, so this person has to show a certain level of knowledge, but apparently he does not.<\/p>\n

“Most of my peers are very liberal so they like Democratic Party more. Even though Hillary [Clinton] is a little bit shady and disingenuous, she shows more caring for the people and the country, and her policies are more progressive.”<\/p>\n


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\"Zeqing
Zeqing (Kate) Zheng ’17. (University photo \/ Joy Bian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zeqing (Kate) Zheng ’17<\/strong>
Home country: China
Majors: international relations; psychology <\/p>\n

\u201cDonald Trump pronounced \u2018China\u2019 as \u2018Gina\u2019 so many times at the first presidential debate. It is understandable that Trump wants to project an image of China as a threat to the U.S. But at the same time, a lot of the evidence he used to portray China as the big, bad guy is factually incorrect. His false accusations and descriptions are disrespectful to the country itself.\u201d
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\"Woo
Woo Tag Kim ’19. (University photo \/ Joy Bian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Woo Tag Kim ’19<\/strong>
Home country: South Korea
Major: business <\/p>\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s foreign policies are really unacceptable to me. We currently have U.S. soldiers based in South Korea to balance the military power from North Korea. If Trump is elected, I\u2019m afraid that the whole U.S. Army will be withdrawn, which does no good to either of us.”<\/p>\n


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