I am not a woman on Monday, an immigrant on Tuesday, a worker on Wednesday, and a mom on Thursday, I am all of those things all of the time, and I am going to fight for all of those things all of the time. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
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. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
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. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
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. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
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. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
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. Pramila Jayapal Read Quote
