🪔 On this Diwali weekend, I’d like to share a message of hope for immigrants and for all of those supporting immigrants.
💡 What is Diwali? Like many holidays, it finds its origins in an ancient story, this one from the Indian subcontinent.
It celebrates the return of Lord Rama to his kingdom of Ayodhya after 14 years of exile and his victory over the demon king Ravana.
During those years, Rama, his wife Sita, and his brother Lakshmana faced immense hardship, separation, and moral tests.
➡️ Their eventual reunion and triumph symbolize the restoration of light after darkness, hope after struggle, and good after evil — making Diwali a celebration of resilience and renewal.
And that’s the message of hope.
I’d like to remind all immigrants in the US today:
✳️ According to a Gallup poll conducted in June 2025, a record-high 79 percent of U.S. adults say that immigration is "a good thing" for the country.
✳️ That is happening while ICE agents reign terror, while DHS tweets “remigrate,” and the most powerful people in America argue that immigration is bad.
✳️ They are losing that argument, as a small minority of the country who hold a disproportionate amount of power.
We look forward to the time when they do not have that power.
We will then see real and sensible immigration reform, informed by the struggles we are facing now, and powered by the will of close to 80 percent of Americans.
Light will follow the dark.
🎆🎇 Happy Diwali everyone!! 🇮🇳🇺🇸
