Pramila Jayapal Quotes
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My big idea is that democracy can only work properly if you have truly representative people at the table.
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I'm conscious of my race and ethnicity in the legislature - it's hard not to be.
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What Republicans so cynically refer to as 'chain migration' is actually family-based immigration - a humane and compassionate policy of reunifying families. It allows spouses to be together, siblings to support each other, and children to be with their parents. It allows the immigrants who are already here to be successful.
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I really get my best work done in the morning, so if I have to edit speeches or comments, that all happens before I get to work.
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People who think that the immigration system is easy and people should just apply legally - it just isn't that easy.
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Having a strong race lens means you understand racism is threaded through and institutionalized in all of our systems and our very perceptions, threaded through how someone looks at you, treats you, thinks about you and your potential.
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We must be clear: Donald Trump is lying when he conflates immigrants coming across the border with MS-13 gangs.
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OneAmerica worked over the course of a decade to bring the movement of immigrants and communities of color together with the movement for marriage equality in Washington.
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For immigrant women, fighting for some of the standard platforms of the women's movement may feel unthinkable when deportation is staring you in the face every day.
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I have a little yoga ritual that I do just to move my body around. Whatever I do, it's usually very fast because often I don't have the kind of time that I would like to.
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I like being on a plane with no phone service because I get so much work done.
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I would attend a State of the Union by a president with whom I disagree if I felt she or he was otherwise respectful and adhered to basic moral values or basic tenets of civility and respect.
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Profiting from student loans is usury, and we just can't continue to allow it.
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Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.
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My grandmother was whip smart as well as an incredible athlete. She played tennis in her sari, cheered on the Indian team in cricket matches, and tried to convince us that her made-up words were real so she could win a Scrabble game.
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There isn't really precedent for asylum seekers' being criminally prosecuted at the border before they've had a 'credible fear' hearing. You come seeking asylum. Seeking asylum is not illegal.
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Before running for the Washington State Senate in 2014, I had spent 20 years as an activist. I had always believed that we needed to push for change on the outside, through community organizing and advocacy.
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It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes.
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I am not a woman on Monday, an immigrant on Tuesday, a worker on Wednesday, and a mom on Thursday, I am all of those things all of the time, and I am going to fight for all of those things all of the time.
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What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all.
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I've been told to go back to my country so many times, I can't even count.
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I want to remind women of color out there to stand your ground, and don't ever be afraid to speak up.
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If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.
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Immigration is about more than just who comes here and who is allowed to stay. It is about who we are as a country and what we are willing to stand up for.