Peter Koo, Queens City Councilman, Leaves GOP For Democratic Party

From The New York Times:

Mr. Koo, an immigrant from Hong Kong who started a chain of pharmacies in Flushing, said he had been lured by the reach and influence of the Democratic leadership in his borough.

But he also said that the anti-immigrant tenor of the national Republican Party had played a role in his decision."They can do more, surely they can do more to attract different minority groups to join the party," Mr. Koo said, when asked about the policies of the Republican candidates for president. "So far, they haven't done enough."