Casey immigrated from Hong Kong when she was 18 years old and has been living in New York City for nine years. When asked about acquiring citizenship and voting rights, she replied:
I might just be a green card holder forever. I really think that a so-called green card holder shares many benefits already. […] I don’t see many differences except that you can’t vote. […] I don’t understand why we can’t vote. I don’t see what’s the point in not being able to vote. Maybe it’s because they don’t think we understand the customs. But it’s memorizing questions out of a book anyways.”
