Every student has something to offer, and every student deserves a nurturing learning environment.
Hope will be found by understanding that diversity is the essence of the American Dream and why we need each other to fulfill it.
I am much more interested in defending my ideas than defending my identities.
I believe women and minorities often wait for permission to be invited to something; we need to stop doing that.
If we are not actively fighting against regressive ideologies, we are contributing to making them grow.
We must see others' struggles as our own, and their success as our success, so we can speak to our common humanity.
I've always said you get what you organize for.
I believe in the ideals of America, in liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness.
As an immigrant, I truly believed when I was coming to this country that people had the tools necessary to life to live a life that is prosperous, that is just and free. So, every single day, I am shocked with the hypocrisy of this country. That we are the wealthiest nation in the world. But we cannot figure out how to house our homeless people.
I invited President Trump twice now to come meet my family and my community because he seems to have a lot of opinions about the kind of people we are.
Life in Somalia before the civil war was beautiful. When the war happened, I was 8 years old and at that stage of understanding the world in a different way.
I have a duty to teach my people about their rights and protect them from being bamboozled.
This is a land of immigrants, and most come here for opportunity, a second chance.
Fighting gerrymandering is one thing. The other thing is insuring we have the right candidates for the people and not the right candidates for the Party.
We didn't really grow up in a gendered environment. We didn't have a hierarchy. My family is fearless. They truly believe that they have something to contribute to society and that it is an obligation as humans. I try to embed in my children that they have something to contribute. And that you give because you have to, not to be appreciated.
I want my children to attend inclusive schools where diversity is respected and acknowledged as a sign of strength.
Truly, this is a nation that sees itself as one that instills hope and is really about allowing people to pursue their dreams.
I think it is really important when we're talking about fiscal responsibility that we are balancing the budget in ways that really benefit the working people and Americans.
I know what it feels like to be a young family looking for opportunity in the United States.
Learning is not limited to the classroom, and Minnesota shouldn't limit its education resources there, either.
