Jayapal named to top post in US Immigration subcommittee

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Jayapal named to top post in US Immigration subcommittee

New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has been named Ranking Member of the US House Judiciary Committee’s panel on Immigration, making her the first immigrant to serve in a leadership role for the subcommittee.

Jayapal, 57 — who represents Washington’s 7th Congressional District in US House of Representatives — will succeed Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to serve on the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.

“As the first South Asian woman elected to the US House of Representatives and one of only two dozen naturalised citizens in Congress, I am honoured and humbled to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement,” Jayapal said in a statement.

In the US, a ranking member is the most senior member of a congressional or state legislative committee from the minority party.
“I came to this country when I was 16, alone, and with nothing in my pockets. After 17 years on an alphabet soup of visas to become a US citizen, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to live the American Dream, a dream that is out of reach for too many immigrants today.” Jayapal, a Democrat, said that in her new role she will focus on the country’s broken immigration system around dignity, humanity, and justice.

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1. Excellent. She's a perfect fit for the job. (nt)

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2. Oh wow, she is definitely the one for this

She’s tough too.