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
FINDING HOME | His journey took him from the countryside of El Salvador to a new and challenging world in Portland Waiting at an outdoor table in front of the small coffee house where Samuel Henriquez had agreed to meet me, I looked up to see a short, sto ...
5 Jun 2017 - Robin Schauffler
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
The feds want our complicity. We shouldn't give it to them. Words mean things. Or at least they used to. Take the word “criminal” for example. It has been inserted into the debate over immigration, pushed by the Trump administration insistence on ar ...
18 May 2017 - SR editorial board
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
The musician from West Africa has a unique style of music and storytelling aimed at inspiring a better understanding of others Parfait Bassale is a local singer, songwriter and rap artist who, when he’s not at his day job, produces music out of the baseme ...
17 May 2017 - Emily Green
COMMENTARY | Refugees and immigrants are not a threat to America; we make it great My dear newborn twins, You were born just 76 days after the swearing in of the 45th president of the United States. Your daddy came to Portland with $10 and a plastic bag u ...
16 May 2017 - Som Subedi
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