We get so many of them, and I keep asking,' What happens ?' ' What happens to these individuals ?' i'm really sincere. I'm a mother. I want to go home to my two boys. Rashida Tlaib More Quotes by Rashida Tlaib More Quotes From Rashida Tlaib 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 childyouwelcomeunity 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 womanmepowerpeople 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 inequalitydiscriminationbuilding 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 fightconstitutionactionpeople 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 personmeservicepublic-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-amservicefightingpeople President Donald Trump is a direct and serious threat to our country. Rashida Tlaib donald-trumpourseriouscountry As a social justice lawyer, I started marches against Trump here in Detroit. Rashida Tlaib againstsocial-justicelawyerjustice 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 doneworkhistoryschool 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 stoponlylikechurch 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 stopconstitutionrightspeople I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away. Rashida Tlaib awayrightspeakwant 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 meyoufearlove Mayors, city council members, and legislators come and go, but neighborhoods don't go anywhere. Rashida Tlaib come-and-gocomecitygo 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 megovernmentstrugglemother 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-beingsayingfearworld How long do we have to keep fighting for affordable prescription drugs? Rashida Tlaib keephowfightinglong In my case, I am always that odd candidate that doesn't look like everybody else. Rashida Tlaib i-amlikelookalways 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 daymestrengthmother We're going to have more women run for office. We can shift what's going on in Congress. Rashida Tlaib morerunwomenoffice
