Washington, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal issued the following press release:
SEATTLE, W.A. - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, released the following statement regarding the Trump administration's actions to suspend Microsoft's ability to sponsor workers through the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program.
"This is a crucial issue for me as the top Democrat on the Immigration Subcommittee, the only member of Congress to have actually had an H-1B visa, and the Representative for tens of thousands of Microsoft workers. The administration has been consistently working to take away legal pathways for immigrants to contribute their talents...