An interesting story about the leader of this immigrant advocacy group. She is using her own story and experience to help others. - - Donna Poisl
Jayapal is a strong voice in the national immigration debate — a long way from her days as a Wall Street investment banker.
By Bob Young
INSIDE THE lobby of a Seattle skyscraper that houses federal immigration courts, Pramila Jayapal is pacing.
Glancing furtively at a security guard, she puts one foot ahead of another, heel-to-toe, in her size-8 scuffed boots — trying to figure out how many protesters it will take, with locked arms, to block access to two banks of elevators. She counts off the distance between them: "Fifty-six feet."
It's a long way from her high-flying days on Wall Street. But now Jayapal is firmly on the ground, leading the state's largest immigrant-advocacy group, OneAmerica, which she built from scratch. She's a big player.
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