CHICAGO (CBS)-- Illinois is set to become the first state to count Arab Americans when collecting public data.
After passing the Illinois legislature, the new bill, HB 3768, is on its way to Governor JB Pritzker. If passed, Arab Americans and minority groups from the Middle East will be separately recognized.
"It happened, right? I mean, oh my God, the feeling? Unbelievable," said Itedal Shalabi, co-founder and executive director of Arab American Family Services. "It was just an unbelievable...