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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Why you should vote in the next election and why it's worth it: 4 of 41

"If we could vote, we would," said Salem Salim, a Sudanese graduate student. "What I don't understand is why 30 to 40 percent of Americans only vote!" He was meeting with a group of African graduate students studying in America. They were from Nigeria, Sudan and South Africa representing various tribes who didn't agree on much. But they were unanimous on one issue. They wanted their opinions heard by their leaders. They wanted a vote in how their country is governed. They wanted democracy. It is something their countries have been fighting over for decades. In many developling nations, exp...
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