Trump Wouldn’t Have Let Her in the Country, But Ilhan Omar Is Likely Joining Congress
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Ilhan Omar is humane where Trump is selfish. Ilhan Omar is high-minded where Trump is in the gutter. Let's hope hers is the future — his the past.
by: Juan Cole
State Rep. Ilhan Omar celebrated with her children after her primary victory in the race for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District on Tuesday night. (Photo: Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune)
Ilhan Omar, a refugee and a Somali-heritage Muslim woman who veils, has won the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s Fifth District congressional seat, hoping to succeed Keith Ellison. The district, which includes Minneapolis, typically votes heavily Democratic, so she has a good shot at winning the seat.
Somalia is one of five Muslim-majority countries from which immigration is currently banned, though immigrat...