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[This issue brief was updated on April 4, 2022.] Oregon families are among the least likely to benefit from the
Despite often performing work considered essential to the nation's critical infrastructure, undocumented workers live under the constant fear of deportation.
All Oregonians deserve to live in dignity. Everyone — Black, brown, and white; rural and urban; immigrant and Indigenous —
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Oregon’s economy will take a $130 million hit and some 3,500 children will lose the financial support of a family
Deportation — often involving the breadwinner of a household — puts a drag on Oregon’s economy and destabilizes families. Deportation
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My name is Daniel Hauser, Director of Strategic Policy Projects at the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully
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