Senator Cruz may have personal issues with the president of the United States, but that is no reason for a senator to drag the Nigerian community into his childish, racist remarks made towards the POTUS. The Nigerian community is not perfect, but I do not know of any community that is. Despite all we go through, we are still prideful, determined, and hardworking people. Our Nigerian American population has made significant positive impacts in their years in the United States. From medical doctors and nurses, to superior court judges and lawyers, to professors and researchers, we work hard and are proud of what we have achieved. No one can take that away from us, not even a US senator from Texas.