Jayapal slams GOP resolution excluding naturalized citizens like her from federal office

The resolution surfaces amid a broader federal push with significant implications for Asian Americans.

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is pushing back against a Republican colleague’s constitutional amendment targeting naturalized Americans, dismissing it as racist and xenophobic.

“One loyalty”

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a joint resolution on Wednesday seeking to make naturalized U.S. citizens ineligible for congressional seats, federal j…