Summary

In Chapter Six: We Are Better Than This, Kamala gave her first speech to the Senate on February 16, 2017. She thought of all the good things the Senate had passed, but also how it had become split over the years. She told her mother’s story, talked about how the decisions of the Trump administration have hurt immigrant and religious communities, and DACA. She explained that fear of deportation makes latinos less likely to contact authorities. She explained that California has a large immigrant population that makes up $130 billion of their product. She asked for a call to action. A month later, she brought a DACA recipient Yuriana Aguilar who moved from Mexico when she was five years old. In 2017, she worked at Rush Medical College studying the heart and DACA allowed her to pursue her Ph.D. Kamala tells...