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" 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. "

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" Rather than name-calling and arguing about whether it is appropriate or not to employ radical tactics, we progressives need to start listening to each other. "

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" Individuals whose asylum claims have been accepted have gone on to become professors, soldiers in our military, artists, and more. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Gays and lesbians gained rights in this country though activism and organizing, creating political space and demanding change so that lawmakers and justices could do what they knew was right. That organizing allowed Americans to get to know gays and lesbians as our daughters and sons, our neighbors, and our friends. "

" I came to the United States by myself when I was 16 years old. My parents had about $5,000 in their bank account, and they used it all to send me here because they truly believed that this country was where I was going to get the best education and have the best opportunities. "

" I am grateful for my family, friends, and all those who send constant love and support - you are my energy and my hope. You teach me, love me even when I'm wrong, and let me ride the challenges and come out whole. "

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

" What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We don't get a more responsive government unless we start to systematically run organizing campaigns to change the way government works. "

" I've always thought of the United States as a place where so much was possible and so many opportunities were out there. "

" 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. "

" I have an incredibly supportive family. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love my district, the 37th Legislative District in Washington State, where I have lived for more than 20 years. "

" Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better! "

" 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. "

" We have to remember that disagreeing with people is fine; it is dehumanizing people that is not, and when that happens, we have to be ready to speak up. "

Pramila Jayapal

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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. "

" We can never be afraid to stand up for what is right, no matter what others may say. And sometimes, if that means taking a lonely road, if what we are standing for is true, then perhaps moonlight or sunshine will light our way and make it less lonely. "

" 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. "

" The American people expect their leaders to condemn white supremacy in unambiguous terms. President Trump not only failed at condemning white supremacists and neo-Nazis, he stood up for them - for that, he must be censured. "