Political Quotes

“Okay. I didn't know if a decision had been made about that yet. Then I will continue to read. Amy Kele. This is from Representative Jayapal, a leader on the immigration issues, as you probably all know, an immigrant herself to our country, and now a Member of Congress. I am so proud of her. Amy Kele and her family moved from Fiji to settle in Everett, Washington, staying on their father's student visa. Things change when Amy's parents left the U.S. to attend a wedding in Fiji. ``They were only planning to stay for 2 weeks, but then my mom's visa got denied,'' said Amy, the oldest of four children. Amy is now 19, but the last time she saw her parents was when she was just 11 years old. How sad. When Amy's parents left for Fiji, Amy's grandmother came from California to babysit. When they weren't able to reenter the country, she picked up her life and moved to Everett to care for her grandchildren. ``She's the heart of this whole family. She's kept us together this whole time. I don't know where we'd be right now, maybe back in Fiji or in a foster home. I'm really thankful for her in our lives,'' said Kele. Though Amy's grandmother has been living in the U.S. for almost 20 years, she is also undocumented. ``Because she's also undocumented, she can't get benefits like Social Security and things like that.…”