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Ilhan Omar: “The communities that he has chosen to target here, whether…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Ilhan Omar speaks out after town hall attack: 'I am not one to be intimidated'

Published | Video Starts at 06:45

In their house for fear of what? I mean, what do people tell you about why they're not leaving? Yeah, I mean, you have to remember that The communities that he has chosen to target here, whether it is Somalis who survived war, whether it is Hmong who survived war, whether it's permanence, who survived war and execution, whether it is Ethiopians, Eritreans who survived war, this the community here, or Latin Americans, the immigrant community in Minnesota, are people who have fled terror, who have fled oppressive regimes. These are people who have been subjected to so much. I was having a conversation just with someone who came from Nicaragua 40 years ago, and he said, you know, … (06:45–07:20)

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Asserts that targeted communities in Minnesota are composed of war survivors and refugees.

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