Republican Party Losing Support of Arab-Americans

February 29, 2012 from VOA News

On February 28, voters in Michigan took part in a crucial Republican Presidential election primary. But the many Arab-Americans who live in that state are unhappy with their place in the American political process. As VOA's Mana Rabiee reports, this immigrant community, which once identified closely with the Republican Party, is now leaving it in large numbers -- less willing to vote for a party they say has abandoned them.

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