Immigrants Doubt Obama's Diplomacy
Feet in Two Worlds, News Analysis 
, Ari Kagan & Jehangir Khattak, Posted: Feb 25, 2008
Editor's Note: Feet in Two Worlds is a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School, linking public radio and ethnic media, and reporting on New York's immigrant communities.
NEW YORK -- Despite Senator Barack Obama's recent string of primary and caucus victories there is deep unease about his candidacy in some immigrant communities. Obama's positions on Pakistan, Iraq, and the Middle East could cost him votes and campaign contributions from Russian and Pakistani immigrants.
Two journalists, Ari Kagan, senior editor of the Russian newspaper Vecherniy New York and Jehangir Khattak a writer for Pakistan News and Defence Journal, discuss the challenges facing the Democratic senator from Illinois in his presidential campaign. Kagan and Khattak also talk about Senator Hillary Clinton's support among Pakistani and Russian immigrants, and why, if she fails to win the Democratic nomination, some of that support will go to Republican Senator John McCain, rather than Barack Obama.
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User Comments
bob on Feb 25, 2008 at 11:48:09 said:
Well, Ari KAGAN AND JEHANGIR Khattak, your russian and pakistani voters should vote for whoever they like. In any case we pratice democarcy here in US. But please don't even think about making it a political news because its not. The way your people are destroying themselves is evident that whatever represents good to the rest of the world is evil to them.
kawahchan on Feb 25, 2008 at 10:32:31 said:
JOHN McCAIN: "Very Challenging ..."
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