Hi John — it’s Pramila.
This June marks National Immigrant Heritage Month, and I wanted to take a moment to urge all of us to acknowledge, celebrate, and support the contributions immigrants have made in our country.
I came to the United States when I was just 16 years old, with nothing in my pockets. After 17 years on an alphabet soup of visas to become a U.S. citizen, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to live the American Dream. But this dream is out of reach for too many immigrants today.
As the first South Asian woman elected to the House of Representatives and one of only two dozen naturalized citizens in Congress, I know how important it is to have true representation in our government.
And as the first immigrant in recorded history to serve as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, I am honored to be in a position to move the needle and recenter our broken immigration system around dignity, humanity, and justice.
While Republican leadership shows no intention of engaging in good-faith negotiations to reform our immigration laws, I will not rest until we see a government that welcomes and supports us all. Long before I ran for Congress, I was organizing on the grassroots level in the immigrants’ rights movement. I’ll never give up on this fight.
And there’s so much more work to be done outside of Congress. As a progressive movement rooted in love, compassion, and unity, we all have a moral obligation to ensure our communities can welcome and celebrate everyone who is looking to build a better life for themselves and their families.
Today, and every day moving forward, we must reaffirm our commitment to fighting for immigrants’ rights, rebuilding our broken immigration systems, and amplifying our call for compassion and unity.
Thank you for your support and faith in this movement, John.
Together,
Pramila Jayapal
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