Pramila Jayapal Quotes
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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 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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Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful history, both in this country and around the world.
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Immigrants contribute more than they take. It is a lie that they take public benefits, because they don't qualify for just about every benefit.
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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 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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I'm conscious of my race and ethnicity in the legislature - it's hard not to be.
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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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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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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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Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.
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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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Those who have the most power - whether famous TV anchors, rich Hollywood moguls, judges, Members of Congress, or the president of the United States - must decide how to exert that power: for corruption or for good.
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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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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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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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Trump has hated Amazon for a long time, and I think that that came out in many interviews that he's done with 'Vanity Fair' and with others.
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Profiting from student loans is usury, and we just can't continue to allow it.
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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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My big idea is that democracy can only work properly if you have truly representative people at the table.
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We don't get a more responsive government unless we start to systematically run organizing campaigns to change the way government works.
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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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The vast majority of immigrants - regardless of the conditions of war and poverty that may wrack their home countries - come and contribute to their new home country: building our roads, caring for our homes, children, and elders, and serving as doctors, lawyers, employers, and innovators.
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I've been told to go back to my country so many times, I can't even count.