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An Assault on Lower-Income, Legal Immigrants Affects the Entire Community

The president has long taken a hardline stance against asylum seekers and undocumented people entering and living in this country

The Source StaffAugust 21, 2019April 30, 2025

The president has long taken a hardline stance against asylum seekers and undocumented people entering and living in this country. But with the advent of the Department of Homeland Security’s changes to its public charge rule, the president is casting his net wider—taking aim at the people seeking to obtain legal permanent residency in this […]

Opinion

Endorsements: State Senate District 27 & Measure 99

The Source StaffOctober 12, 2016August 1, 2025

Greg Delgado State Senate District 27 Day after day, we here at the Source Weekly hear from readers who are deeply concerned about affordable housing and earning a living wage. The acute situation has left many Central Oregonians living in less-than-ideal situations, including living in cars, doubling up or permanently camping. Coupled with a need […]

News

No License to Drive

Lawsuit claims Measure 88 denied civil rights

Corinne BoyerNovember 18, 2015April 11, 2024

In 2014, Measure 88—which would have granted four-year driver cards to people in Oregon who cannot provide proof of legal status in the United States—failed with a 66 percent no vote. One year later, five individuals and two nonprofit organizations are suing the state of Oregon, including Governor Kate Brown, Oregon Department of Transportation Committee […]

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