90 Quotes by Ilhan Omar

I have been very fortunate to have a partner who really stepped up and have wonderful children who do a lot of things that make it easy for Mommy to do this work.

When I was coming to this country, I heard about its promises.

We say this is a land of immigrants, and we forget that this was a land that belonged to people. And those of us who are new immigrants and those of us who come from generations of immigrants have to realize we are not that much different from one another.

When I first arrived in the country, I really didn't speak much of the language. I knew two words coming here, and they were 'Hello' and 'Shut up.'

I had a lot of challenges starting school, and my dad says I would come home every day crying and feeling bad about the problems I was having with some of the kids. And he would tell me to work hard on learning the language.

I grew up in a household where we all celebrated who we were. There was no space to make people feel different or 'less than.'

Here in Minnesota, we don't only welcome immigrants; we send them to Washington.

I think we forget that, for a really long time, this country has been a place that has welcomed many refugees who have made it home and have tremendously contributed to this country.

I believe in the ideals of America, in liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness.