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.

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.

What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all.

What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Racism, sexism, and age-ism are all alive and well in the U.S. House.

Racism, sexism, and age-ism are all alive and well in the U.S. House.

My message to women - including women of color - stand strong. Refuse to be minimized or patronized. Let all the small guys out there be intimidated by you.

My message to women - including women of color - stand strong. Refuse to be minimized or patronized. Let all the small guys out there be intimidated by you.

Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better!

Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better!

I never thought I would run for office.

I never thought I would run for office.

People who think that the immigration system is easy and people should just apply legally - it just isn't that easy.

People who think that the immigration system is easy and people should just apply legally - it just isn't that easy.

I think what I learned is that just because somebody says you can't talk to them or just because somebody says they don't have an answer for you, you don't stop.

I think what I learned is that just because somebody says you can't talk to them or just because somebody says they don't have an answer for you, you don't stop.

Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.

Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.