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Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal is the founder and executive director of OneAmerica, a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington, that advances the fundamental principles of democracy and justice by building power in immigrant communities. Born in India, she lived in India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand prior to coming to the United States for college. She has spent more than 20 years working for social justice, both internationally and domestically.

Recent Posts by Pramila Jayapal

Looking for a Leader We Can Believe In

January 28, 2010 – 10:10 am

By Pramila Jayapal
Barack Obama persuaded us to hope, says the author, that under his guidance the nation could take on its very toughest challenges. But stepping up to the plate isn’t enough.
I watched President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech ready to fall in love again or to wage war.  I came out [...]

Immigration: Waiting for Leadership

August 7, 2008 – 6:04 am

By Pramila Jayapal

Once touted by conservatives as the number one wedge issue, immigration has slipped off the table in these 2008 presidential elections.  In part, this is because conservative candidates across the country lost when they tried to make immigrant-bashing a winning issue. (Witness the 2006 losing campaigns of Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and John [...]