Arab Americans Criticized Sen. Charles Schumer For Denigrating Arabs

Senator Schumer (D-N.Y.), was quoted last week as defending his opposition to a now-scuttled deal that would have allowed a Dubai company to manage six U.S. ports. “Let’s say skinheads had bought a company to take over our port. I think the outcry would have been the same,” Schumer said.

The Arab American Institute described Schumer’s remarks as deplorable. “Sen. Schumer’s brazen remark runs contrary to the Democratic Party’s principles of inclusion and diversity,” it said in a statement. “The senator owes Arab Americans an apology.”.
Schumer’s office did not respond.