
Ilhan Omar: As a refugee, I want America to open its arms to those fleeing Afghanistan
CNN
The Minnesota representative writes about her experience spending four years in a refugee camp in Kenya as a child and how she wouldn't be in America without the generosity, tireless efforts and the welcoming spirit of the people who gave her family a second chance at life -- something the Afghan people scrambling to get out of the country also need.
He was right. I was lucky to become an American, not a guest, and ultimately represent my new home of Minnesota in the halls of Congress. But right now there are thousands of Afghans, many of whom risked their lives to help the United States, who are wondering if they will have that same opportunity to make new lives here.
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