Living the American Miracle: VA AG Jason Miyares

<p>As a six-year-old, Jason Miyares helped his mother to learn the Pledge of Allegiance for her upcoming naturalization ceremony, an event that deeply affected both of their lives. More than a half century later, on January 15 of this year, he become the first Hispanic-American to hold statewide office in the Commonwealth of Virginia when he was sworn in as Attorney General.</p> <p>Since his swearing in, which his mother witnessed in person, Miyares has signalled an activist stance as the state's self described "new sheriff" – firing 30 attorneys in his first week, including the entire staff of the civil rights division; urging the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs. Wade, writing that the decision should be made by the states; and, seeking the dismissal of a school mask mandate in the Commonwealth. It has been a busy start.</p>