Margarita Reyes Pacheco’s story is one of immigration, family and hard work If cranberries decorate your Thanksgiving table or a Christmas wreath adorns your home, you might have Margarita Reyes Pacheco to thank. She’s a Mexican immigrant farmworker who ...
10 Nov 2017 - Thacher Schmid
Lawsuits, political resistance, immigrant rights and the state’s sanctuary law are forming a perfect storm over the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facilities Charles, the manager of a Hood River restaurant, wants his sous chef back. When Immigratio ...
1 Oct 2017 - Thacher Schmid
Across the state, the repeal of DACA has been denounced by academic, religious and business leaders Cruel, immoral, vindictive, racist, pandering – all words used to describe the White House decision to repeal DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv ...
8 Sep 2017 - SR editorial board
Dreamers deserve a path to citizenship, says the congresswoman from Oregon One out of every eight residents in U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici’s District 1 is Latino or Hispanic, making the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a critica ...
7 Sep 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
The House passes a bill to extend privacy measures to all public bodies, including local agencies A bill aimed at further protecting undocumented immigrants in Oregon had its first legislative hearing June 8. While its introduction comes late in the legis ...
16 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
The midfielder is a phenomenal athlete – with a bent for human rights, fine literature and rock ’n’ roll El Maestro. El Rey. St. Valeri. Since arriving in Portland in 2013, Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri has accumulated an array of adoring nicknames. Wi ...
8 Jun 2017 - Jules Boykoff
Kilong Ung survived hell before coming to Portland, where he realized his dream of becoming a Royal Rosarian When Kilong Ung strides past hundreds of thousands of Grand Floral and Starlight parade spectators this June, most onlookers won’t realize he surv ...
2 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
Oregonians take pride in the state’s “sanctuary” posture, but immigrant detainees from ICE are being held in county jails on a daily basis – for money. A movement in Oregon and elsewhere is pushing to get them out. On a sunny Saturday in early May, Ramon ...
17 May 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
Now, they’re speaking out in the hopes that others will too They knew their families were different, and they knew that difference meant they had fewer rights than most Americans. They watched as their parents swallowed their pride and went to work for lo ...
27 Apr 2017 - Emily Green
Street Roots separates facts from falsehoods on issues that matter Fiction: Being in the United States unlawfully is a crime. Fact: Not necessarily. Being here unlawfully – such has having expired documents – isn’t a felony, or even a misdemeanor. It’s co ...
20 Apr 2017 - Joanne Zuhl