Gurman, Alexander Democratic political concept.

Gurman, Alexander Democratic political concept.

To set the record straight, I am proud of who I am and where I immigrated from. It is a great honor to be part of American Dream continuation.

Here is the problem. Immigrants from Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union republics are different in their political views from other ethnic groups, partially because household structure with two or even three generations living together is a normal family for instance. Grandmother, parents of 50 age and 30 years old youngster with little baby could be a regular family composition versus immigrants from other countries who earlier start to live separately.
There are other reasons why Eastern Europeans and former Soviet Union republics immigrants are different in political views such as communism ideology that turns people from harsh left side to ultra right side, we can see that when with majority of immigrants supporting Republicans without understanding that Republicans protect mostly interests of rich upper class of the US and vote mostly against softer immigration laws. Usually immigrants are pretty poor the first 15 years in the US, so they supposedly have to be closed in views to Democrats.

Because of the acceleration of time, it takes less than a generation to become politically active for Eastern Europeans and former Soviet Union republics immigrants. Children educate quicker their parents and political parties can market to young generation and catch the whole household votes. In comparison other heritages such as Italians or Irish took two or three generations to become politically active.
Eastern Europeans and former Soviet Union republics immigrants right now are not politically active. They still have that stigma of lost cold war. Americans perceive “Russians” as gangsters, crooks from Brighton and in the best case scenario career minded who are good with math and are going into computers, doctors, lawyers but never in politics traditional Anglo sacson feeder.

People from former Soviet Union represent one/six of world populations, with diverse genetically database of averse genes. Remember those people gave to the world Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, there are Georgians and Armenians among us, there are Uzbeks, and Ukrainians, we all have important genes to form American nation and we have right for political representation.

Current political representation from Brighton Beach is not leveled with politically savvy competitors because of age and luck of American education. Like the last time the Russian Jewish candidate try to run for city council was rejected because he misspelled his first name and provided wrong address. We need a new leadership in political arena.

Many countries shape American political arena, like Great Britain dictate there will, Canada has a strong lobby in the USA, Mexicans, Germany, China, Israel, Arabs have a voice and affect American policy. And only countries of former Soviet Union are silent without strong ties with ex citizens.

I wonder at first why they call us, Ex or Former Soviet Union, I realize now that this initial denial set the tone for exclusion from fair and equal political expression.
I take a liberty to predict major shift in whelming support of Republicans by “Russians” to Democrats summer 2010. Most of us live away less comfortable than regular Republican and still we support party of Lincoln, which is not anymore on the Lincoln ground. Democrats, we are the ones who look after employees and small business owners. I urge you to think, what side are you on!

That is why in 5 years from now I would run for congress to represent 9 millions of people, who immigrated from Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union to the USA and want to make a difference.

1. I can improve the situation because I feel that I understand new Obama, Kerry, Clinton, Liberman concept of Democratic Party and I can translate and interpretative it in Russian and tailor the examples and situation to needs and wants of Eastern European and former Soviet Union immigrants.
2. It is not fair that republicans feed few influential Russian public figures and they lead in the wrong direction the whole community.

Thank you for listening. I would love to receive your feedback. I would love to send you my action program plan. In case you know people that I might want to meet, please introduce me. I would like to meet the opposite side as well as co thinkers. Thank you.

Gurman, Alexander Gurman