American - Politician | September 21, 1965 -
There were not that many people who were willing to come out and stand up for Muslims or stand up against the abuses of the Bush administration. That was post-9/11, so I think there was a lot of fear at the time about exactly what that meant - were they unpatriotic if they stood up?
Pramila Jayapal
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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 never thought I would run for office.
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Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better!
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I've always believed that immigration is really about who we are as a country and what we're willing to stand up for.
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My message to women - including women of color - stand strong. Refuse to be minimized or patronized. Let all the small guys out there be intimidated by you.
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I'm the first South Asian woman to be elected to the House of Representatives.
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I have an incredibly supportive family.
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I actually had a number of different careers. I worked on Wall Street; I was a Master's in Business. I left that to work in the public sector.
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I became an immigrant, civil and human rights advocate, then the first South Asian elected to the Washington State Legislature and the only woman of color in the Washington State Senate, and then was elected in 2016 to the United States Congress.
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President Trump has harnessed the fear and prejudice that have accompanied every wave of immigrants in United States history, and stoked those fears to further his own agenda.
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What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all.
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