Ilhan Omar actually said...

These laws were designed to restrict the activities of foreign-born Americans, silence minorities, and weaken freedom of speech and the pres...

Muslims across the country, quite frankly, have asked for this kind of hearing for a very long time.

I have dealt with racist, xenophobic, bigoted comments and threats all my life.

I learned a very critical lesson that day, that being Black and being Muslim put someone like me under double scrutiny.