It is so clear that the conservatives in Congress will only settle for a bill that allows the unequal treatment of immigrants, allow them to be shoved around the system with no way to plead their case for relief. Rashida Tlaib More Quotes by Rashida Tlaib More Quotes From Rashida Tlaib My God, do we have some of the most amazing people. You won't find stories like ours. You almost feel like, if there's ever a need to tell an American story, just come to Detroit. Rashida Tlaib feel you god people When I think of immigration, I want to think of families. I want to think of unity. I want to think of a safe place, you know, free of persecution, a place where we can welcome a child that is hungry. Rashida Tlaib child you welcome unity Trump's pardon of Arpaio may not get as much attention as Russian influence or Trump's apparent obstruction of justice in the Mueller investigation. But to me, as a woman of color, it is a clear abuse of power for the U.S. president to pardon a sheriff who targeted people for arrest because of their ethnicity. Rashida Tlaib woman me power people Historically marginalized populations have already had less access to wealth and credit building opportunities, and the continued use of credit histories to set auto insurance pricing compounds racial discrimination and exacerbates wealth inequality. Rashida Tlaib inequality discrimination building Limiting the ability of the people to peacefully organize and partake in direct action to fight against persecution and discrimination is not only barred by the U.S. Constitution but is fundamentally un-American. Rashida Tlaib fight constitution action people I take a very different approach to public service. I'm a person that always takes it out in the streets and in the courts... the tool box that is attached to me is very diverse. Rashida Tlaib person me service public-service Throughout my career in public service, the residents I have had the privilege of fighting for have embraced who I am, especially my Palestinian roots. This is what I want to bring to the United States Congress: an unapologetic display of the fabric of the people in this country. Rashida Tlaib i-am service fighting people President Donald Trump is a direct and serious threat to our country. Rashida Tlaib donald-trump our serious country As a social justice lawyer, I started marches against Trump here in Detroit. Rashida Tlaib against social-justice lawyer justice This kind of 'separate but equal,' I've seen what it's done in the history here in America, and it didn't work. And it still hasn't worked, I mean, even in continued segregation of our schools, which has increased with the privatization of our school system. Rashida Tlaib done work history school Stolen scrap like manhole covers, railroad weights, stop signs, guard rails, and public lighting put our residents in grave danger. Not only that, but the theft is tearing apart communities with stolen church and cemetery ornaments. Rashida Tlaib stop only like church In 2017, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff who was ordered by a federal court to stop racially profiling and was convicted of criminal contempt when he refused. Arpaio, by targeting Latinx people, was violating both the U.S. Constitution and our civil rights. Rashida Tlaib stop constitution rights people I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away. Rashida Tlaib away right speak want You don't have to read the Quran to love me... love the actions, love the things that I do. Look at those, and that will help people get beyond whatever fear or stereotypical thing that they might be thinking about. Rashida Tlaib me you fear love Mayors, city council members, and legislators come and go, but neighborhoods don't go anywhere. Rashida Tlaib come-and-go come city go My mother knows struggle and has taught me how to lead with compassion, the compassion that should be required for every representative on every level of government. Rashida Tlaib me government struggle mother My mere existence as a member of Congress as a Palestinian causes a lot of fear, because I'm here as a human being, as an American, that is saying to the world that we exist. Rashida Tlaib human-being saying fear world How long do we have to keep fighting for affordable prescription drugs? Rashida Tlaib keep how fighting long In my case, I am always that odd candidate that doesn't look like everybody else. Rashida Tlaib i-am like look always My mother raised 14 kids, with little means, from our humble house in Southwest Detroit - and now her daughter, who started school not speaking English, is going to be a congresswoman. It was so important for her to know her strength got me here, and that I'm going to fight every day with her spirit inside me. Rashida Tlaib day me strength mother
