by Cindy Sui, Asia Times Online, Taiwan - "It's silly to distinguish between benshengren [native Taiwanese] and waishengren [immigrants]," said Renee Lin, 23, who comes from a family of longtime Taiwanese. "What we young people care about is finding jobs. Many of my friends who graduated from college still haven't found a job."

But the island's politics are more complicated than that.

Taiwan's relationship with arch rival China remains a key concern for many voters. So is the fear of one-party domination by the KMT, which won nearly three fourths of the seats in the legislature in January elections. Still, for many the candidates' family background and identity are key factors that will influence voters' choices.