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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. "

Pramila Jayapal

You

Before

Border

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" We are a country that has always been known for providing opportunities to people. We have lost a lot of that opportunity. "

" Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles. "

" Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful history, both in this country and around the world. "

" 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

Life

Good

" 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. "

" We need to expand the idea of choice to be about all the choices we make in our lives: including which country we choose to live in so we can be whole and full women. "

" If you look at the future of the Democratic Party, things like raising the minimum wage - Democrats need to get behind raising the minimum wage and be clear on where we stand on trade deals. "

" 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. "

" Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that. "

" Profiting from student loans is usury, and we just can't continue to allow it. "

" Corporations and special interests have their voice in Congress, and they have too many members scared of their power. What Congress needs is a progressive voice who is unafraid to take on these powerful interests - who is willing to fight for all Americans, not just the wealthiest 1 percent. "

" 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. "

" We the people are sick and tired of the criminalization of immigrants, sick to our hearts to see Trump's family separation policies rip families apart across our country. "

" We on the Left are very good at criticizing people, but we need to build the base to pull people to the Left. "

" I've been told to go back to my country so many times, I can't even count. "

Pramila Jayapal

Been

Even

" 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.' "

" We have to have a planet to pass on to the next generation, and these issues of climate change and climate justice and the disproportionate burdens that communities of color actually bear from our damaging climate is a huge issue. "

" 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. "

" I'm an organizer at heart. Organizers know that giving information, being in front of people, talking to people, to build our movement for the kind of country that we see is the most important thing. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

Body

Fast

" I have an incredibly supportive family. "

" 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. "

" We must be clear: Donald Trump is lying when he conflates immigrants coming across the border with MS-13 gangs. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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