‘This Is My Country. What You Are Doing to Us Is Wrong’

This interview is part of Broadly’s Voices Against the Ban series. You can read more of these voices here.

Broadly: Why do you oppose Trump’s immigration restrictions?

Abdul, 38, Yemen/New York City: Because America is for all. America is made for everyone. What makes America is us. Because we are all here. Diversity.

How do these new restrictions impact you or your family?

It is affecting every family around me. It is affecting everyone. We (the Yemeni) have been here for as long as I can remember.

“If I could tell President Trump one thing about these immigration restrictions, I would say…”

This is my country. What you are doing to us is wrong.

Do you have any additional comments about the new immigration orders?

If you look at America, it is one big home for everyone.

This interview has been edited and condensed.