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The Lins' two teenage children remain in Fujian, a mountainous coastal province in southeastern China opposite Taiwan. "If she gets to be the president, we want our children to come home," Chang Jian Lin said. Campaign officials point out that Clinton has sponsored legislation aimed at family reunification; the proposals failed lyrics dave matthews band . And immigration measures being discussed in Congress would assign a lower priority to family reunification, which tends to bring in poor people, and give preference to immigrants with more-lucrative job skills. Moreover, the Lins appeared to have an exaggerated impression of a president's ability to change such things as immigration laws single-handedly. Kwong thinks Clinton may be "exploiting the vulnerabilities of recent immigrants. "Nonetheless, Lin is planning to attend another Clinton fundraiser, a birthday bash next week dave matthews lyrics . He said his support rested on more than his hope for reuniting his family tickets dave matthews Dave Matthews Band - davematthewsband . "Besides the immigration issue with my kids, the overall standard of living will improve for the Chinese people" living in the U. S. , he said. He has never before supported a U. S politician and, not yet a citizen, he is barred from voting dmb tickets . But when Fujianese community leaders asked him to donate to Clinton, he said, he eagerly contributed $1,000. Immigrants who have permanent resident status can legally make campaign contributions. Coming up with the money was hard, Lin acknowledged, adding: "The restaurant is really small. "--Missing personsThe tenement at 44 Henry St. was listed in Clinton's campaign reports as the home of Shu Fang Li, who reportedly gave $1,000. In a recent visit, a man, apparently drunk, was asleep near the entrance to the neighboring beauty parlor, the Nice Hair Salon. A tenant living in the apartment listed as Li's address said through a translator that she had not heard of him, although she had lived there for the last 10 years. A man named Liang Zheng was listed as having contributed $1,000.

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