Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Gene (00:00):
This is Sergine and
joining me today, and we have
Dr.
Sarah Sun Yu who is running foroffice in California.
We're going to find out allabout her and why she decided to
run.
Welcome Dr.
Yu.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (00:15):
Thank you so
much.
Invite your show.
Gene (00:19):
And I guess let's start
off by having you tell the folks
a little bit more aboutyourself.
Okay.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (00:27):
amm for US
Senator in California.
I'm so, thank you for thisopportunity to talk need your
audience.
If you someone who wanted toknow about one, he please ww
Senator, Senator more deeply.
Myself, I'm a pastor and,founder as well as several
(00:47):
company CEOs.
Yeah, I do.
In Pentech company, credit cardprocessing, real estate
investment brokerage andmanagement company, CEO as well
as the I am the legalprofessional company, CEO.
We do regards as well as theimmigration consultant, and I
have a, been in school, anonprofit, five ship.
(01:11):
Tech business school, MeridianInstitution Technology, as well
as Meridian Business LegalInvestment Research Foundation,
as well as Global Jesus MissionChurch Senior Pastor, I have
three non profit I'm learning,yeah.
Thank you so much, yeah.
Gene (01:27):
Lots of stuff there.
So what district are you runningfor?
Where do you live in California?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (01:33):
Oh, yeah, I
have been long for U.
S.
Congress.
We have to shake third since2019 and 2020.
To election is on U.
S.
Senate.
Senate actually does not had agot to shake as well as I had a
2024 long for same U.
(01:53):
S.
Senate.
We don't have to shake, but onlyCongress has when I was a lot
later.
Yes.
Gene (02:00):
yeah.
I thought you were running forCongress.
You're running for Senate.
Okay.
Got it.
Got it.
Well, we're, we're inCalifornia.
Are you located?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (02:08):
Yeah, I have
been many years in many area in
California from like, LosAngeles, Beverly Hills, and as
well as North California SunnyValley, and San Jose, Silicon
Valley.
As well as many in BeverlyHills.
But I have several business inBeverly Hills and Victor be, so
I have two office, uh, as a USSenate candidate office in
(02:33):
Beverly Hills main office and aswell as Victor office.
Yeah.
Gene (02:38):
Okay.
And how long ago did you decideyou were going to run for
office?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (02:42):
Before I
learning of this first 2019 I
been like number of founder.
I dealing many, many otherissues, but I had so many people
in our surround their politicalleaders in you know, motivation
to meet to learn.
So, being like, almost sevenyears, eight years, as well as
my family had a you know,background, all the political.
(03:06):
So when I grew up in even youngage I was thinking one day I
want to support country aspolitical leader.
I looked my life map my age of49 years.
I was going to learn someoffice, but I forgot.
But how, however, Exactly 49years old, I was running U.
(03:27):
S.
Congress.
Yeah,
Gene (03:31):
Got it.
Well, I'm sure people hear youraccent.
So, where are you fromoriginally?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (03:35):
yeah, I am
from South Korea, South Korea,
and I born in Andong, veryscholars you know, areas as well
as political areas.
In my Andong countryside, had afull president Born and grew up
you know, like one hour's areain Korean president all grew up
(03:57):
that area.
So, so my country side inAndong, very, very political
areas.
Yeah.
Gene (04:04):
Mm.
Okay.
Very, very good.
And then, um, what what year didyou come to the U.
S.?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (04:13):
Oh, yeah, I
came to here 2095.
After a graduation a lot awayfrom my master's degree in
Anyang University TheologySchool, I was a pastor,
education pastor.
My school, university is verybiblical, very conservative.
(04:34):
The, who founded my universityis who really supporting Norah
Reagan.
Present you know, the day he'spreliminary, present.
He was preaching and rest.
His he was founded our publicour theological school sending
me to go to the you know,england or you know, United
(04:54):
States, I choose United Statescoming to as a pastor.
And you know, they wanted to mebecome you know, professor in
our university.
So I have many people, professorand school, like, chairman sent
it to me here to his friend youknow, church in Wilshire and
(05:14):
Normandy.
There is a big Wilshire churchand I I was came here and as, as
well as I came here as astudent, uh, in Cal State long
Beach English Leader letter.
Yeah.
Gene (05:30):
So, I, I missed was it you
said 2000, what year?
2004.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (05:36):
19 1995.
Gene (05:38):
Well, 1995.
Okay.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (05:39):
Yeah, about
like 30 about 30 years.
Yeah.
31 years, yes.
Years ago.
Yeah.
Gene (05:46):
then so you, you were
working on your master's at that
point or your
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (05:50):
I, I,
graduation master migration
certifications is 1996.
Graduation, but I finished earlythan 1996.
So my school sent me in 1995 ortwo.
To the here.
But anyway, I already finishedbefore that.
So my, yeah, yeah, I finishedand they come to America.
(06:13):
Yeah,
Gene (06:14):
Okay.
And you, you have a doctorateright now.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (06:18):
yeah, I have
a several doctoral degree.
I have a PhD sales and marketingas well as a PhD biblical
preaching as well as a doctor ofbusiness administration, uh,
international business, itcommercial, as well as I started
at the Harvard graduation.
(06:38):
How about business school?
And the graduation.
Harvard ed gradation EducationSchool.
Like how about gradationeducation School?
Well, how about Kennedy Schoolgradation?
I'm not.
I studied at the HarvardBusiness School three years.
Kennedy School is two years andgraduation school is two years
joined law school you know,computer science for attorney or
(07:02):
legal professional.
So we, I had a study at the.
About the law school as well as,and then I started out Abraham
Lincoln law school and Judydoctoral course as well as
several like, you know, pastspeak law school.
I study paralegal and LDA and wegot professional courses as
well.
Gene (07:23):
Wow, that's a lot of
different things.
Were you were you planning onbeing a minister that whole
time?
Or were you trying to figure outwhat you wanted to do in the
future?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (07:36):
Oh yeah,
the, this is my age, 19 1999.
My age eight year of 1990.
My age 19 years old.
I already studied my bachelordegree seminary in theology
school.
And I studied as a as assistantpastor and I become like a, a
(07:57):
pastor.
And my life is, until now, is apastor.
That is my main my livingpurpose of serving God and
community.
All things, another thing,school, all business, all
things, just extra God'sblessing.
So I am, you know, good thingstoo I can do.
(08:19):
All other things to supporting aGod and community as well,
business and nonprofit, not onlythrough church.
So, you know, my main needs of.
As long as I'm living in theworld, you know, I will do my
first job is pastor, butwhatever God plan, you know, our
(08:40):
life is for God, right?
So God plan as a political, Godplan as an educator, but God
plan as a, you know, the, anyother.
Professional jobs.
He allowed me to support Americaand God.
I will just obey.
Yeah, that's my main philosophy.
Yeah.
Gene (09:01):
Now, you're running as a
Republican in California, so
that, that's gotta be a littlemore difficult than being a
Democrat in California.
Um, how I guess let's, let'sstart with, have you always been
a Republican?
Have you been a Democratpreviously and then changed to
Republican like some peoplewhat's been your political
stance over the years?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (09:22):
Oh yeah, I
have been independent too,
before learning US Senate 2019,but I was very you know,
impressed Donald, PresidentDonald Trump, that time is
President Donald Trump wasimpeached you know, so many
happening in my district youknow, congressman is Ted Lee,
(09:44):
and Was against the you know,many other like the public
leader especially Donald Trump.
So I wasn't thinking is itDonald Trump is business man
never had a experience.
I, and he's a construction anddeveloper.
My grandfather was aconstruction developer.
He's all the pre a C4.
(10:04):
He build a.
So I had a common backgroundthat business as a business
woman, I see the our greatPresident Donald Trump how even
business man.
Able to be the best politicalleader.
So I was very impressed hisachievement during those Donald
(10:25):
Trump achieved.
Well, he was, spoke to many timewell as myself.
Very interesting in theCalifornia Republic party
platforms, they're alwayssupport, education, support,
freedom of choice of health aswell.
You know, a lot of economicgrowth, innovations, as well as
(10:47):
reform, a lot of safety andworking family, homeowners, and
many policies for supportingfarmers, ranchers, and as well
as many they are really talkabout integrity of elections.
So, all the California RepublicParty platform is make me.
You know, I like conservative.
(11:09):
I like biblical value.
I like those republic identity.
So.
Become like in, become, inindependent to, uh, become like
a Republican?
Yes, but I never been I neverbeen democratic yet.
Gene (11:26):
So you were just less
political in the past.
And then in in 2019, about fiveyears ago, you started becoming
more political.
Is that correct?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (11:36):
Not really
because before I learning
Congress, I was learning us Ilearning u Los City Council.
I was learning paper, hiscommissioner.
So I've been like because I'vebeen.
Not just that time politicalbefore that.
I see many, many local issues islike homeless issue.
(11:57):
You know, that was a motivationto me because 2000 18.
We have a special situation inKoreatown and I had a homeless
shelter build about many people.
They fight against build thehomeless that time.
I'm a pastor.
I was motivation to why peopledoes not.
Wanted to settle in that area.
(12:19):
I was nonprofit founder as well,so I was deeply those you know,
homeless issues.
So, even I'm, I was in paper,his district is I think she for
that who was David U KoreanDavid U was learning city
council.
And I wasn't learning, but I, Idid not learn completely because
(12:42):
of I changed as a Congressbecause I don't want to against
my.
Korean who, who already beencity city, you know, council, so
I just support him and Ilearning Congress instead as
well as I am more interestingfederal level than local level,
but I always dealing likemeeting, you know, you know,
city meeting and Beverly Hillshad a, you know, beautiful
(13:07):
meeting every week.
We have a meeting in BeverlyHills, the city mayor meeting.
We are learning with the citymayor.
Gene (13:15):
Oh, you, you, I think you
hit, yeah.
You went mute temporarily there.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (13:20):
Oh, yes.
So,
Gene (13:22):
So I, I'm missing like the
last 30 seconds, whatever you
were saying.
Mm-Hmm.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (13:26):
yeah, the,
the, the things is the mayor, we
had a meeting every week at thattime, especially need meeting,
need a mayor, worker, workerneed the mayor, and sometimes
Los Angeles, uh, you know, mayorcoming as well as join.
So I had a little bit warm upbefore I learning for Congress.
(13:50):
I was during many, many meetingmany years meeting.
For Beverly Hills political,like they they asked me to learn
for commissioner commissioneras, as well as so, that's why I
was learning commissionerBeverly Hills so public public
yes, that, that, that is one Ihave a background as well as my
(14:12):
my own background.
I was in 2007, six, I met threepresidents.
One is six is Clinton, PresidentClinton, President Bush, three.
And 2007, I met Donald Trump buthe, he's not the president, but
anyway, so.
When I met at President Clintonand Bush, that time we have
(14:34):
Florida.
I think Hurricane Maria happens.
We build we, we are joinednational National Literature
Association.
We joined together presidentcoming there.
They are working together.
I was thinking that time, oh,really great president, two
Democrat and Republican, twopresident coming.
(14:56):
That time is, I think, Obama,President Obama was sitting, but
all the all the president, theyare working together to support
to the hurricane you know,disaster you know, we build it
together house, we had a meetingtogether, like, in front of
president to be, be to presenttalk about all things to be, I,
(15:18):
I was joined that meeting,invited the meeting.
And I, I had a many invitedmeeting, like, like example.
I had already you know, metPresident Donald Trump I four
times.
And next month I have February,not this month, February 16th I
(15:38):
invited his house is Palm Beach,Florida Florida, you know, we,
we, we have certain people inCalifornia.
We.
invited.
So this is my fifth time beingpresident.
So I am like also locally as anon profit founder.
And also my grandfather waspolitical leaders.
(15:59):
He was independent you know,activist in Korea, very famous
person UDMP.
He, he support UDMP.
He founded together.
When the first Korean you know,political foundation Liberty
Labor Party.
So I grew up in my uncle wascoming graduation Berkeley
(16:19):
bachelor and master doctoreconomist and how about the
business school?
Professor, as well as Oklahomaare professing economic you
know, professor, he was acommissioner traffic
commissioner in federal about,and my uncle, another uncle was.
(16:39):
Chairman in economic departmentin Korea, as well as the defense
department in Korea.
So I was staying with my unclewhen I was a middle school, high
school vacation.
I always just support hispolitical activation, as well as
my father and my mother.
In home country, Korea, theyhave register farmer.
(17:00):
I see.
How, how he management in thegovernment.
Like example, I supportCalifornia water shortage.
And you know, I, I, I have himearly in, early age.
My age, middle school, highschool.
My father was always political.
Uh uh, big under.
City and asking government tomake them.
(17:24):
Actually, we made them in EMAthem in under our ability.
You know, all the become likedams.
So I see how my father was apolitical leader in farmer
industry.
So I know how important inCalifornia.
Farm industries for 75 percentwater need a farm using and 25
(17:47):
percent or only using water.
So I grew up that way and thenas well as my family is all the
educator, even my my family thatmostly just stay in the army, 20
years, 26 years, my brother andmy uncle.
As well as my older family isthere almost 20 more doctors,
(18:11):
they are economists, one of thesample example is the success is
who is a cure.
Second, the largest husband, uh,founder you know, John, you who
are trusting Chicago University,and he donation 20 million, 20
million in Chicago Universityyou know, and is by naming the
(18:33):
use of scholars use familyscholarship, and he was, he's
always trustee.
And I, so I see.
And then Professor Jimmy, theJohn Hopkins business school
for, uh, you know, Andrew u isprofessor in ela, the chair vice
chair in Oklahoma Universitymedic medicine, you know,
(18:56):
department.
So as in Korea, many, manyprofessor, many, many doctors
and attorneys or Judas, all the,you know, we, we are very
successful.
As well as my, my uncle or myfather or my grandfather or, so
we have a heritage mission todo.
(19:16):
That's why I think already grewup in political background.
Yeah.
Gene (19:21):
I see.
Okay.
Yeah.
So you, uh, you certainly, yeah.
It sounds like you grew up withwith a bit of, uh, interest in
politics because your familyconnection there.
Um, so since you're running as aRepublican in California.
(19:41):
What do you think is going to beyour, your most difficult thing
to overcome in the next electioncycle?
Because obviously Californiaright now has got, um, you know,
it's predominantly a Californiavoting state.
There are.
But certainly the closer to thecoast you get, the more in the
cities you are, the percentageof Democrat voters goes way up
(20:05):
and Republican voters goes down.
So what do you think is yourbiggest challenge running there
as a Republican?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (20:12):
Oh, I don't
think so.
I have a challenge because youknow, I, learning for officer is
not just a, a calculation ofnumber.
My philosophy to learning foryour sanity.
I think we have each party had adifferent voice like in house.
We have a father's positionvoice and mother's position
(20:34):
voice so different voice.
If more strong people wantpopulation people because of we
afraid that we don't do our ownvoice.
This is already fair.
So I know this Californiaalready.
Blue state like many blue stateIsraelis nowadays more like
people they want to invest in orthey want to invest in blue
(20:59):
state make blue state like I sawlast, you know, use that as a,
you know, big donor, they wantto make even Texas become from
the latest state to blue statenowadays you know why this is a
really, you know, large.
Yeah.
You know, party is a civildisagreement, which is a
(21:21):
democratic and the public, butas I'm a candidate, you are
Senate.
I will.
I think that bipartisan is soimportant to issue making in
Congress as well as even we are.
You know, part of a Republican.
So whatever we are part of youknow, Republican platforms, you
(21:42):
know, very conservative.
Every you know, we areCalifornia is, you know, looking
for affordable everyone as wellas many, many other issues is
really right in California, youknow, Republican value,
Republican identity.
So, you know, life is alwayschanging.
History always changing.
(22:03):
Even example in February, third.
Third was Republic, now isDemocrat.
Some, you know, other there wasyou know, democratic one now is
the Republic.
So we, we have to always behopeful.
To, you know, you know, to, youknow, changing the history, it's
(22:25):
better, I think, in California,wherever we are, value one party
and one another party, so we arefocused on people still helping
people, you know, we need toreally focus on that.
Voice on it.
Always.
Don't stop voice.
We think this is learning for U.
S.
(22:45):
Senate or learning for anyoffice to make voice message to
write things.
I am not gonna stop that.
Yeah.
Gene (22:55):
Okay.
But the last Republican that waselected from California to
Senate.
Was it in John Seymour in 1991?
So you've got 30 years ofDemocrats basically running
California Senate.
So that's why I'm asking what,what do you see as your biggest
difficulty in coming in andgetting people to vote for you
(23:18):
as a Republican?
Because for 30 years, they'veonly voted for Democrats for
Senate.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (23:24):
Yeah, this
is Democrat.
They had a plan and plan andplan, like, like example nine
Biden illustration even allowedthe illegal immigrations.
They are looking for the illegalimmigration border.
So we have to really build thosebecause of, you know, we had a
election integrity.
(23:45):
So, you know, we, we should makesure that we.
Citizens can able to vote for,but nowadays we did not know.
Even they don't show the id,they don't show anything.
You know, they can even vote forCalifornia and the leaders.
So we have to really build a dothe you know, election integrity
(24:07):
is so important too.
So I think unless electionintegrity is built really
clearly because last year.
Last you know, 2019, even ourgreat President Donald Trump was
lost.
He always talk about thefraudulent and, you know,
stealing those voting countingis wrong.
(24:28):
So in California, we don't know,you know, many, many
congressional districts even Iheard you know, those election
integrity.
Was missing because of, youknow, all the ballot mail
ballot, they don't know, youdon't know who really counting
Gene (24:47):
Well, but none of, none of
that has changed since the last
election.
So you're going to have to dealwith all of that as well.
In California.
I, I believe this is the case.
I, I don't live there, so Ihaven't looked into it but I
believe from what I've read inCalifornia, you don't have to
show that you're a citizen ofthe country in order in able to
(25:07):
get a ballot.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (25:09):
yeah, even,
you know,
Gene (25:10):
can show up and just get a
ballot and
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (25:12):
know, yeah,
yeah, that's right, you know,
even people, they are in thearmy, you know, military, but
someone asked to get the doorsabout that, and then they can
vote.
So that's the, that's theintegrity.
You know, I, we really need tobuild the election integrity.
I think we should you know,signature verifications need a
(25:36):
I.
D.
and the photo I.
D.
is, you know, or so that's whywe have to balance in prevention
in elections, you know, tostealing support in our county,
like, Los Angeles County or SanBernardino County, any county
they should really You know,inactivation, agitation, through
(25:58):
the activations in needverification, you know, every
time is data update, uh, butthat data is not updated.
That's why they send the mailall of long place, but people,
they are intentionally, they canmake a to those broadly, you
know, transaction to any personcan sign, you know, so that
(26:23):
that's the problem.
So we should.
Increase participation border aswell as even we have a many,
many Republican.
Even they don't vote.
So that's that's the one anotherreason to be a Republican does
not win as well as independentto you know, party as well as
needed to really independentperson as well as consideration,
(26:46):
really who is a Republic, who isDemocrats.
So they You know, very over onRepublican identity, Republican
platforms.
I like it if I have a lot ofplatform like I myself was
independent and I becomeRepublican.
So I think we have to overcomethose long term responsibility.
(27:08):
Star warships, California, thoseborough, you know, we have to
really resource to an easyregistration registration for
voting, but we do photo ID.
And then we have the in person,you know, go to those locations,
more and more included encourageit to go voting location to show
(27:29):
the identity instead, instead ofever some border or instead of,
you know, mail ballot.
Yeah,
Gene (27:38):
Yeah.
So, how do you get Californiansto stop voting Democrats?
I mean, it's a question I thinka lot of people like to know
what do you think is going to bethe best way to get people to
vote for more Republicans inCalifornia?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (27:52):
so I think
the message is important to
because so many people, eventhey don't know what platforms
the public can have whatplatform democracy.
Yeah, so we have to more like a.
Abrogated to like a candidate,go out and speak out to what who
is be public on what is thevalue on the public.
(28:14):
I already said it to the public.
There are many, many opportunitycreations.
through their platforms forfamily first, God first, and you
know, business first.
So we have so many RepublicanParty very officially, you know,
we can access as well assupporting many, many economic
(28:37):
and job creations, energies, youknow, foreign policies,
immigrations, all those thosethings is not really.
Healthcare, as well as, youknow, government transparency
transparency.
All those are fighting, youknow, they don't really know
about.
So that's why we shouldRepublican had a should have
(28:58):
more education tool or platformsto people make decision to
better vote for Republican.
But at this point they have it,but we, I think we need more
like advocate, yeah.
Gene (29:13):
Okay.
And then, so I assume that'swhat you're trying to do with
your campaign.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (29:18):
Yeah, I do.
I always go out to speech at theparty.
Like a public party they invitedme many, many place like example
I went to even last two weeks Iwent to like a about seven
meeting, go out to speech youknow.
Backers build a woman better ameeting.
(29:38):
I went Orange County publicmeeting.
I went to a cent Santa MonicaRepublic party.
I went to a bench or a party.
You know, I went to many, manyplaces.
Last last two weeks theyinvited.
So I have planned to go youknow, more yet.
Gene (29:55):
hmm.
Okay.
Got it.
And, um, why did you decide torun for U.
S.
Senate rather than for aCalifornia local office or even
like governor of California or,or maybe a senator of the state
of California or something?
Why did you decide you wanted torun for U.
S.
Senate right away?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (30:16):
Oh yeah.
That's the, that's the goodquestion.
You know, when I met people.
Even, you know, congresswomanMichelle Stills husband Sean
still asked me.
We met several times, stillmeeting I invited there meeting,
he's told me that Why don't youlearn local office first and
(30:37):
then go to the, you know, go tothe upper level.
I, I will, I, I, you know,recommend you learn you know,
education program.
So, he told, he told me, I say,because I understand what you
say, because your wife forMichelle Congresswoman Michelle
still learning, you know, youknow, the low part to offer
(31:02):
patents.
Now, I understand it take like20, 30 years.
She was young starting, but I amnow, you know, when I learning
49 years old, I wasn't Decide,learn to local.
I learned two time even LosAngeles City Council, and I was
dealing with the Los Angelesissue.
(31:23):
When I was learning February, heis a commissioner.
That time is I, I will dealingFebruary.
Yes.
And then, you know, to myeducation, my background, I am
more globally because I'mrunning a big tech company.
We are processing 147 countries,very globalized, and my major
(31:45):
study is also global.
Static international, you know,business trade.
I studied all the differentinternational as well as I
treat, you know, like example tothree years ago, I went 14
different Europe country anotheryears ago, go to the 78 Asian
(32:06):
country.
And not only this is first time.
I've been many, many time indomestic all of.
California domestic all over theUnited States, like more than 10
times because of my business.
I recruiting many people and gobranch out to my pin tech
company and as well as trainingrecruiting creation jobs.
(32:28):
So and as I'm an immigrant, so Ihave a global background.
First, I'm more interesting tosolve globally because I know
more global knowledge andexperience.
Second of all, you know, I.
My issues, my top prior issuethat education jack educations
and calculations as economicgrowth in the health system and
(32:53):
the and legal immigrations.
I am the immigration nowadaysmore immigrations person like
me.
Understand immigrations, howdifficult to come into here,
make American dream come true asan immigration.
I think in Congress need tovoice more immigration voice as
(33:15):
well as a California populationis so many immigration, but I
think the California need torepresent more immigration
voice.
I support it.
Don't act president.
Don't act.
I will.
Great president.
Don't let America first.
But I, I'm also supportingAmerica first insider had a
(33:35):
immigration because this ourcountry or immigration order
from even our ancestor fromEngland from Mayflower to coming
your day.
We are we are all the populationis immigration or the net or the
international.
Country here, so I think myselfI am more like can proactively
(33:57):
be represent people as a federallevel than local level, uh,
because I, I, I have a morespirit special.
Background than other peoplebecause most people they are
local.
They are localized represent,but I am really already got to
give it to me very globalizedand get very domestic and even
(34:22):
United States in all of place.
I went neither.
Those are pin tech company andeducation, you know, training
people.
So I think I am more fit than.
Speed you know, federal levelthan local level.
Yes.
That's why I'm learning as,
Gene (34:38):
see.
Okay.
Um, yeah, that makes sense.
So you mentioned immigration andI'm in Texas here.
And obviously we've got a, apretty major issue with the
number of illegal alienscrossing across the border here
in Texas.
And the Democrat solution is,well, let's just.
Make them all citizens don'tworry about who came in or how
(35:01):
they came in now you as somebodywho is a legal immigrant to this
country, um, you have to gothrough a lot of.
Bureaucracy, I would say, inorder to become a U.
S.
citizen.
Um, what, what is your take onwhat's going on at the border
right now?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (35:22):
yeah.
You know why in California, youknow, we are as I'm a candidate
Republican party.
Our Republican party is reallypro-immigrant, but that
pro-immigrant means reallyimmigrant.
We got immigration.
We are very pro and we supportlike, like I'm a immigration
(35:44):
consultant since I opened mycompany 2013 and I legal service
as well as immigration.
I see so many immigrations.
We should.
Pro immigration need morerapidly processing to the real
pro immigration step.
But now is we, we say proimmigration, but our system is
(36:06):
outdated.
You know, our immigration takeeven family 10 year, 20 year.
And as well as all processing isat least five years get the
green card.
And so this is make people morelike illegal immigrations
because people even stay inAmerica.
They become easily illegally,but that's why we have to really
(36:30):
immigration reformed that makefaster, you know, visa
processing, green cardprocessing, get up.
early citizens to get the votebecause in order to become
citizen vote take 10 years aftereven green card they have to
take five years to be greencitizen and vote so you know we
(36:52):
should have some immigrationthose million people they want
to make American dreams cometrue easily but we should
support immigration policy Thoseare more like people come,
welcomes, but however, I'magainst the illegal immigration
(37:14):
coming to here undocumentedillegally, those people are
million, million now isuncontrolled border because of
Biden administrations.
There are those policies.
You know, make able to do crossall the way illegals,
undocumented, and uncontrolledfor us, make today's, you know,
(37:37):
sexual traffics, as well as allthe, you know, terrorist, and we
don't know all the criminal.
We call like, I heard thatTucker Carlson show sad.
Although the people is notimmigrant, they are criminals,
you know, they are illegals.
So, so I am really a fight forthat.
(38:01):
Yeah.
Gene (38:02):
Yeah, and, and you know,
the language has been changed
like it has for a lot of things.
For 200 years, we did not callpeople that snuck through the
border immigrants becausethey're not.
What we called them was illegalaliens.
And we had a programs toapprehend illegal aliens and
then return them back across theborder right now with the policy
(38:25):
of the Democrats to simplyimport voters that are not U.
S.
citizens, but will vote forDemocrats with that being their
policy, they're now changing thelanguage and then starting to
call them well, they'reimmigrants just like everybody
else.
No, they're not.
Everybody that came From othercountries legally had to go
(38:46):
through a process.
They were identified.
They were fingerprinted.
Their photos were taken.
They had to wait.
Like you said, To get theirgreen cards and work permits.
And once that happened, you hadto show that for five years that
you were not a criminal, youweren't brought in to um, or
rather you, you weren't a partof a criminal enterprise that
(39:08):
you hadn't.
Been charged with a felony, andif you were not a criminal, then
in five years you could apply tobecome a U.
S.
citizen.
Democrats don't want that.
What they want is more votes.
They don't care where they comefrom.
They don't care what thesepeople do.
They don't care what thereligion of these people tells
them to do.
They don't care if these peoplewant to destroy America.
(39:29):
They don't care about any ofthese things.
So, um, you know, I guess myquestion to you with that is if
you were in the Senate rightnow, what would you be trying to
do to reduce this, this flow ofillegal aliens coming across the
border?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (39:49):
Yeah.
First of all, you know, I wantto mention that no, not legal
said that a nation that cannotcontrol.
It's border is not a nation.
So I, you know, I think that isa really good one.
First, we have to ensure ourimmigration law ahead before
this happen.
(40:10):
So if I am in Congress rightnow, I will emphasize that we
have to ensure immigration lawahead to not allowed any.
Immigrations like today's, youknow, across on voter, you know,
this is really this is adisaster to us.
So our current immigrationpolicy, we have to really more
(40:35):
than one feasible immigrationpolicy.
So I'll make to change thosesteps toward it to our modern
world.
But all the immigration policiesoutdate yesterday.
And even not the peopleyesterday, so we have to fix
those out this immigrationpolicies as well as we have the
(40:58):
border secure.
We have a right.
Absolutely.
Our country, our Californiaresidents have absolutely right
to protect our border.
So I will, you know, push allthe views.
As well as all the power to makesure absolutely our right
exercise to protect our border.
You know, same time we have toreally supporting immigration
(41:23):
policy would permit legal entryas a, like as a worker, as
family members.
You know, they must have areally reliable.
Permitted from legal systemallowed it to come to easily
come.
I will make those reform makeeasy polish to come who are
(41:43):
qualified, who are legally cometo permitted America.
So, we have to really support tothose employment.
I will going to more support theemployment to nationalized e
verification system, which is wecan see those people who are
legal or legal.
What, you know, maybe Everification, not only employee
(42:07):
system, we have E employeeverification system, but all
system we need verify eachperson, not only employer
systems necessarily, you know,systems we can access all those
easily who is legal, who islegal, who is a real.
Person coming legally, and wehave to penalize, you know,
(42:28):
penalty who are who coming toillegally.
We should have had an increasingpenalty.
Overstayed because he whosomeone stay in overstay or who
someone you know, illegallycoming, we should give us some
damn penalty.
But nowadays we are not.
We give even welcome to them aswell as who are violations who
(42:54):
are claiming.
You know, even I saw yesterdayin TV three, four, like illegal
immigration, they are beatingpolice officer, but no one they
are just, they are not custody.
They just go home, even thatthey don't home.
But anyway, so we have toreally, those who are violation
in criminal undocumented, youknow, illegal persons, we have
(43:19):
to really Penalize or somethinglegally need to protect our
taxpayer citizens from afraid ofthose illegal persons.
So I will make sure that youknow, those criminal violation
is, not happen.
Our citizens and then as well aswe should refuse those sexual
(43:41):
traffics, drug traffics andmafias as well as a communist as
well as you know, terroristscoming from.
We have to make those federallaws pushing out, you know, and
then making sure our citizens.
Not in risk.
(44:01):
Yeah,
Gene (44:03):
Um, I don't know if you've
heard, I, I, I would assume
you've heard that Ilan Omar dida speech where she talked about
basically using her role in the,um, in Congress to make sure
that Somali interests are veryimportant and they're protected
by America.
(44:24):
Essentially, she's acting assomebody who is working for
Somalia.
In the U.
S.
Government rather than somebodyworking for the state of
Minnesota in the U.
S.
Government.
Um, have you, first of all, Iguess, have you heard that?
Have you seen any videos aboutthat?
It happened probably about aweek ago or so that she gave
(44:45):
that speech.
And what is your opinion onthat?
If you have,
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (44:50):
I think you
know, our Congress is one of
they have power to speak out,but everything is you know,
whatever the Congress personstalk, they're in just in,
everything for America first,you know, America, just because
on America virtual now for, youknow, all the, we, we, we, we,
(45:15):
we support as alliance, allyingto all the country, I'm Korean
American, I support Korean, Iunderstand why she support her
own you know, entity, own, youknow, country or what the latest
benefit constitution.
You know, allowed it to do.
But anyway, what she said orwhat she mentioned is that it's
(45:39):
not constitutional allowed.
I don't support what she said,but anyway, everything in
Congress, make sure just thinkabout all of it to every person,
not only one group, so not onlyone person, we support
innovations you know, everythingall the kind of issues, all kind
(46:02):
of We should you know,reasonably speech as Congress
woman.
Not only individual, not onlyindividual business, not only in
one place to benefit.
So she needed some balancing outto her speedy and you know,
reasonable.
(46:22):
We have the limitations, whatthe Congress left to speak you
know, in just justice in all thepeople.
And then, you know, we find theunnecessary discovery a while.
You know, we have to, we haveto, excuse me, we have to really
practice well, uh, in theCongress not miscommunications
(46:45):
or, you know, we have to reallyneed we have the favors,
reasonable and consistentstandard for, you know, avoid
our country damages and weshould you know,
Internationally, and notmisconduct any speech in
Congress.
Yeah,
Gene (47:06):
okay, that makes sense.
So let me let me ask you a, um,a sensitive question, I guess I
would say.
But I know it's one that peoplethat are listening to the
podcast are thinking themselves.
So I'm going to go ahead and askdo you think the fact that you
have an accent in English isproblematic for you from a
(47:28):
campaigning standpoint?
So even if you can do the jobfine.
Do you think that it causes, um,fewer people to listen to your
message because you're speakingwith an accent or do you think
in California that it's reallynot a, not going to affect you
in any way whatsoever.
Okay.
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (47:51):
to if
they're a borough who speak
English well, they should votefor English teacher.
But English teacher, yeah, doesnot have a like my background,
right?
So vice versa, you know, if theylooking for good English
speaker, I'm just tired and votefor English teacher.
(48:13):
But they don't have thosebenefit what I have it, all the
background, except thoseEnglish.
Like everyone is immigrant.
I know the, I don't want to talkabout this one.
Even you know, CongresswomanMichelle Steele, you know, he
had, she had a hard time lastelection because of the the,
(48:34):
another Democrat party said,the, you know, candidate said, I
don't understand MichelleSteele's English.
You know, whenever she talk moreand more and more, I am win, but
this is a, you know, we have toreally, uh, think about, you
know, people is there is adisadvantage and other
(48:56):
advantages, you know, not onlythinking about English because
every immigration is they arenot perfect because they are
even American.
If they said, because you arenot perfect English, I asked
them, can you speak in Korean?
Even.
So, you know, why we should havebalancing seeing candidate to,
(49:23):
you know, their heart.
And even, you know, we have amore like everything is educated
about, everything is you know,coachable.
The person, everything, they areeffort, you know, we have the
things is Congress.
As a candidate, we shouldcompassion, empathy, effort, and
(49:46):
try to record what they have.
That is more important thanEnglish skill.
But English skill is soimportant, you know, priority,
too, because we have to speechmessage out.
But I don't think so.
Because of English, mostly inthe level of those candidates, I
think.
(50:06):
Their English, at least 90 and95 percent is okay, but they,
they other party, other party,they have more like advantage
things have than othercandidate.
So we have to consider thoseadvantage if they have only
disadvantage one English.
(50:28):
I don't think that is effective.
So we should when we, when weelected as who are.
Foreign country, like, likeimmigration, we are more proud
of voice of immigrant person.
Like, I'm immigrant.
I can be voice of immigrant.
I'm Korean American.
Not only American, you know, weunderstand all the immigration
(50:48):
issue.
I can speak of more, but someonewho work from America, they
speak very well because bornhere, they don't understand
immigration issue.
They are not in immigration.
So we have the vice versa.
We should all the peoples need avoice out.
We need all the peoplerepresent.
So if the person is not reallyspeak very well, you know,
(51:11):
because of English, I don'tthink so that is like number one
qualifier or disqualifiermatter.
So we should show that here weare.
I didn't even understand thatcompletely, not 100%, but still
like her voice.
You know, issues really fightfor her heart is really fight
(51:32):
for.
I think there is a more like avalue than.
Just calculations speak Englishspeaker.
Why not?
Why don't you hire, you know,the person who speak not good,
well, you know, we hire, youknow, speak coach.
It's solved just a few months,but the things is building
personality, buildingcompassion, empathy, all the
(51:55):
life history.
It's not take, it's take likealmost 30 years.
You know, that's what I want tosay.
Yeah.
Gene (52:03):
Great.
Um, so let's repeat one moretime where people can get ahold
of you.
It looks like probably theeasiest way is to go through
Sarah.
Senator dot org.
That's your website, right?
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (52:15):
Yes.
Gene (52:16):
Mm hmm.
And then, um, you have a contactemail on there.
Info at Sarah Senator dot org.
Is there any other
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (52:26):
Yeah.
I have info info at Dr.
Sarah for us.
Congress.
com.
Yeah, that also another.
So I wish everyone for for, youknow.
Right.
Political leaders who had acompassion, empathy and has a
(52:46):
real voice.
I am being not just one onecircle of the election.
I've been almost 60 since 1990.
Before that, even since, even,you know, 2019, I'm learning
Congressional office.
I, I learned several local, butmy heart, my conviction, my
(53:08):
empathy is there as well as myeffort.
You know, here, so you can seethrough the website, you can see
the video posting all over, butI hope you know, already had a
May ballot.
I hopefully I elected to reallysupport in California and all of
the world and United States,especially in donut.
(53:31):
I, I go to next week meeting toour great president or natural.
I want everyone photo, not Trumpas well.
Not only don't.
You know, depends what you areto the president I don't know
what Donald Trump is.
I'm just Republican.
I believe him to will be bestpresident in United States
(53:52):
because now we have so manycriticism, business,
immigrations, educations, has,and all of the real estate law,
all of you know, you can see atthe top five priority as well as
I have a same like Donald Trumphad a President Donald Trump 47
agenda.
I have my own agenda as acandidate of the U.
(54:14):
S.
Senate.
And I wish you all you'rewatching YouTube.
Thank you so much.
You invited me to your show.
I'm so thank you for yourcontribution to your show to
voice out as like candidate me.
So thank you for
Gene (54:31):
Yeah.
Well, thank you for being on.
It's always good to have peoplethat are wanting to push things
into the right direction.
And certainly politically, Ithink we're very much on the
same side here.
Um, so again, the website is,sarah senator dot org, all the
other links you guys can findthrough that website as well.
(54:53):
There's also a contribution linkif anyone wants to make any
contributions to her campaign aswell.
Thanks for being on
Dr. Sarah Sun Liew (55:00):
thank you so
much.
Thank you.