The United States Congress has been renewed this Thursday, January 3 like never before, local media report.
For the first time in its history more than 100 women have been chosen to represent their communities in Congress, including Latinos, Muslims, blacks and other minorities. "Yes, you can," Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a tweet alongside a photo surrounded by some of them.
25% of the United States House of Representatives will be occupied by women, mostly from the Democratic Party. In addition to women who have been in politics for years like Nancy Pelosi, a Somali and Muslim immigrant, Ilhan Omar, will be a representative from Minnesota.
"23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington, DC. Today, we returned to that same airport on the eve of my swearing-in as the first Somali-American in Congress," she said. in a tweet.
Along with Omar, another Muslim will enter Congress for Michigan. Rashida Tlaib will be the first Palestinian and American woman to hold such a position in the history of the United States.
"Every child of immigrant parents knows what it means... Their greatest hope is that we succeed, but they also don't want us to lose a part of who we are," Tlaib told CNN.
"I am proud to be a member of the most progressive and diverse Congress," the first Indian woman in this chamber, Pramila Jayapal, wrote on Twitter. On December 31, he published that thanks to his mother's sacrifice he was able to achieve this dream.
Jaypal emigrated to the United States at the age of 16 in 1982. Like her, there are many immigrants in the new Congress, willing to confront Donald Trump's closed-door and wall policies.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is the first South American congresswoman in Congress. Mucarsel-Powell, born in Ecuador, attended the oath of office with her children.
Along with her, Democrats seek to protect immigrants from Trump's policies and guarantee health for less fortunate citizens.
In total there are about 43 Latinos elected to the US Congress, a record number in the country that demonstrates diversity, as can be seen in this photo shared by African-American Omarosa Onée Manigault.
According to analysts, Trump will face a period where Democrats will try to remove him from the presidency through impeachment. However, the majority of Democrats in the Lower House will not be enough in the face of control of the Senate by the Republicans, who will be a retaining wall for the president.
PHOTO: Twitter / Omarosa
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