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Karim Farishta

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Farishta, 22, is a former Obama administration White House staffer from Sugar Land, Texas. He is also a Harry S. Truman and J. William Fulbright Scholar.

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I, too, am America

Ours is just one of many success stories that make Texas and the U.S. what they are today. Immigrants and refugees like those trying to come to our cities now share similar struggles and aspirations. They are not trying to harm us; they seek to make America their home.