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Pramila Jayapal

American Politician

Born: Sep 21, 1965

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The fact that the immigration issue was the first thing Trump took aim at was a good thing for me, because it's what I spent my life working on. It became a place to see what we've become as a country, and how overreach can actually serve to bring those of us on the Left and Democrats together. Pramila Jayapal

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Can you be a progressive if you're anti-immigrant but pro-choice? No! Pramila Jayapal

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As we say we fight for working people, we have to make sure our policies reflect that. Pramila Jayapal

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After 9/11, I had just become an American citizen, and I remember sitting in front of my TV set watching the news of the attacks, in tears. I remember thinking to myself, 'Nothing is ever going to be the same in this country for people who look like me.' Pramila Jayapal

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I was on the committee that helped raise the minimum wage here in Seattle. I introduced a statewide bill to raise the minimum wage in Washington state my first year in the state senate, and I really believe that raising the federal minimum wage, while not the answer to everything, addresses a lot of the issues at the very bottom. Pramila Jayapal

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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. Pramila Jayapal

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Fundamentally, I've always been a fan of actually looking at our whole state tax system and really figuring out how we reform our tax system so that everyone's paying their fair share but we don't have a lot of nickel and diming with 100 taxes that end up hitting people that maybe can't bear it the most. Pramila Jayapal

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As difficult as my story is, it's nothing compared to the people I've worked with. And so I just want to do everything I can to make sure that America continues to be a land of opportunity and hope for people and refuge for people from all over the world. Pramila Jayapal

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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. Pramila Jayapal

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If there is one thing that resonates for women, it is that regardless of where we come from or what we look like, we want to be fully recognized for the breadth of our contributions. Pramila Jayapal

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For immigrant women, the very act of immigration is about opportunity, equality, and freedom. Women immigrants come to America to care for their families, escape gender-based violence, or express their sexual identity. Pramila Jayapal

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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. Pramila Jayapal

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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. Pramila Jayapal

I'm conscious of my race and ethnicity in the legislature - it's hard not to be. Pramila Jayapal

Legislature Race Ethnicity Hard Conscious

Getting a college degree used to be free or low cost because, as a society, we saw providing higher education to young people as an investment - in them and in the future of our own country. Pramila Jayapal

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Certainly there are many Congress members who have been arrested in the past on immigration issues and will continue to because we all understand that staying silent is not an option. Pramila Jayapal

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I come from a state in India that is a matrilineal state, Kerala. And so women really are seen as very powerful. Pramila Jayapal

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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. Pramila Jayapal

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Some people have called me the anti-Trump, and I'm so proud. Pramila Jayapal

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I never thought I would run for office. Pramila Jayapal

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Racism, sexism, and age-ism are all alive and well in the U.S. House. Pramila Jayapal

Racism Alive Sexism House Well

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