No human is illegal: Yoonis Osman Nuur at TEDxAUCollege

Yoonis Osman Nuur came to the Netherlands 10 years ago after fleeing his home country Somalia, and is one of the many refugees in the Netherlands who cannot get the Dutch nationality. While being categorized as an illegal immigrant rather than a refugee, Osman decided to let his voice be heard and demand acknowledgement of his existence in this country. What does it mean to be called 'illegal', and should any human being ever be called illegal?

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[mohamedahambe]

This has really touched.Growing up without parents and surviving in a foreign country.

[flipteezy]

so... does this guy keep a lock on his door? if so... why?

[dylanefg]

Call it what you like, it's still against the law 😂