"You have been here for me just as much as I have been there for you," Kamala said with a laugh. "I'm so lucky to have you and everyone else here in my life."

She looked around the room and just smiled.

"I never thought I'd find a family and a community I love more than the one I had back home. I'm very happy to find this one and to have it be just as good as my family and friends from Jersey."