Article: Schwarzenegger's Win in California a Milestone for Foreign-Born Residents.

Byline: James B. Kelleher

Oct. 9--Given the sheer number of foreign-born immigrants who call California home, and the big contribution they make to the state's economy, it was only a matter of time before an immigrant was elected governor.

That time finally arrived Tuesday, when California voters recalled Gov. Gray Davis and chose Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born actor and body-builder, to replace him.

Whatever else Schwarzenegger's victory represents, it is a milestone for the state's 9.5 million foreign-born residents. For the first time in California's modern history, an immigrant has been elected by popular vote to the state's ...

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