Ilhan Omar

It's our time to fight for the America we know we can have.

— Ilhan Omar

I've always said you get what you organize for.

— Ilhan Omar

I am proof that, as Americans, we can embrace our differences.

— Ilhan Omar

American hate is not new - and it is not scarce.

— Ilhan Omar

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

— Ilhan Omar

The one percent must pay their fair share.

— Ilhan Omar

I know how it feels to be hated because of my religious beliefs.

— Ilhan Omar

I think being an immigrant makes me overly optimistic.

— Ilhan Omar

I have a duty to teach my people about their rights and protect them from being bamboozled.

— Ilhan Omar

I talk all the time about the eight-year-old me and all the eight-year-olds who are living in their camps.

— Ilhan Omar

Truly, this is a nation that sees itself as one that instills hope and is really about allowing people to pursue their…

— Ilhan Omar

Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive.

— Ilhan Omar

One night, militia tried to break into our home, and the exterior was riddled with bullets.

— Ilhan Omar

We need to recognize that racism has never been subtle, though it has gone underreported.

— Ilhan Omar

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

— Ilhan Omar

This is a land of immigrants, and most come here for opportunity, a second chance.

— Ilhan Omar

I was a teenager when 9/11 happened. And I really was uncomfortable with many members of our community feeling like they had…

— Ilhan Omar

When I first arrived in the country, I really didn't speak much of the language. I knew two words coming here, and…

— Ilhan Omar

We've become the party that wants to appease everyone and no one. And I think the only way that the Democrats become…

— Ilhan Omar

We say this is a land of immigrants, and we forget that this was a land that belonged to people. And those…

— Ilhan Omar

There are a few things that we can do. One of them is that we can increase the taxes that people are…

— Ilhan Omar

I'm not easily scared; from the age of 8, I learned what it means to have everything you know taken away and…

— Ilhan Omar

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Yes, the American people want us to legislate, they want us to…

— Ilhan Omar

I have been very fortunate to have a partner who really stepped up and have wonderful children who do a lot of…

— Ilhan Omar

I talk a lot about the men in my family because my mother died when I was little, and my grandmother died…

— Ilhan Omar

I'm going from the state House to the opportunity to serve in Congress and serve the people in the Fifth, which is…

— Ilhan Omar

For me, as an immigrant who didn't speak the language, when I would have struggles as a kid, my dad would say,…

— Ilhan Omar

As an immigrant, I truly believed when I was coming to this country that people had the tools necessary to life to…

— Ilhan Omar

We know that when people are civically engaged, when they understand what their rights are, when they understand that in a democracy…

— Ilhan Omar

I think my faith as a Muslim is very important. One of the core values is that you are always trying to…

— Ilhan Omar

We didn't really grow up in a gendered environment. We didn't have a hierarchy. My family is fearless. They truly believe that…

— Ilhan Omar

In just my own neighborhood, you can't go one block without seeing a sign that says, you know, 'Everyone's welcome here,' 'Refugees…

— Ilhan Omar

My kids are part of the rest of my community and my wider family.

— Ilhan Omar

My kids have been around politics since they were little.

— Ilhan Omar

I try not to think of my life in terms of separation.

— Ilhan Omar

I have a great sense of who I am.

— Ilhan Omar

I know that when we interact with those we fear and hate, we will find commonality.

— Ilhan Omar

I am committed to growing participation in the political process and doing it the right way.

— Ilhan Omar

ICE has only become increasingly militarized, brutal, and unaccountable.

— Ilhan Omar

I believe women and minorities often wait for permission to be invited to something; we need to stop doing that.

— Ilhan Omar