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10-07-2012, 07:20 AM
United States Senate
Abraham was elected to represent Michigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan) in the United States Senate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate) in 1994, and he served until 2001 when he was defeated for reelection to the Senate in 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election,_2000) for a second term by Debbie Stabenow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Stabenow). He was the only Arab American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_American) in that chamber. According to the New York Times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times), State Republicans attributed his loss to "scathing advertisements by a wide range of special interest groups, including advertisements that criticized Mr. Abraham's support for a relaxation of some immigration restrictions".[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-1) During the campaign the Federation for American Immigration Reform (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_for_American_Immigration_Reform) ran ads asking: "Why is Senator Spencer Abraham trying to make it easier for terrorists like Osama bin Laden to export their war of terror to any city street in America?"[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-2)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-3)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-4) The media denounced these commercials as "vengeful".[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-5) Abraham was a consistent advocate of large-scale immigration and worked relentlessly to lessen immigration controls and regulations. In 1996, when President Clinton endorsed Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's proposed cuts to legal immigration Senator Abraham played a leading role in blocking the proposed cuts.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-6) The following year he received the "Defender of the Melting Pot" award from the National Council of La Raza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_La_Raza) for his efforts on the immigration issue.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-7)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham
Abraham was elected to represent Michigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan) in the United States Senate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate) in 1994, and he served until 2001 when he was defeated for reelection to the Senate in 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election,_2000) for a second term by Debbie Stabenow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Stabenow). He was the only Arab American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_American) in that chamber. According to the New York Times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times), State Republicans attributed his loss to "scathing advertisements by a wide range of special interest groups, including advertisements that criticized Mr. Abraham's support for a relaxation of some immigration restrictions".[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-1) During the campaign the Federation for American Immigration Reform (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_for_American_Immigration_Reform) ran ads asking: "Why is Senator Spencer Abraham trying to make it easier for terrorists like Osama bin Laden to export their war of terror to any city street in America?"[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-2)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-3)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-4) The media denounced these commercials as "vengeful".[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-5) Abraham was a consistent advocate of large-scale immigration and worked relentlessly to lessen immigration controls and regulations. In 1996, when President Clinton endorsed Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's proposed cuts to legal immigration Senator Abraham played a leading role in blocking the proposed cuts.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-6) The following year he received the "Defender of the Melting Pot" award from the National Council of La Raza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_La_Raza) for his efforts on the immigration issue.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham#cite_note-7)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Abraham