Abdul El-Sayed: “My family immigrated to this country from a place where…”

“You know, in the words of Muhammad Ali, we shook up the world. And I want to say just first and foremost, how grateful I am for the opportunity to participate in democracy. My family immigrated to this country from a place where there is not democracy. You cannot just put your hand up and run. And the ability to do this, to have our voices heard, to select our leaders, it is a gift that sometimes we take for granted.” (09:54–09:58)

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