Despite often performing work considered essential to the nation's critical infrastructure, undocumented workers live under the constant fear of deportation.
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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
The immigrant experience in this country is as diverse as the people who have come here, as varied as our
A group of taxpaying Oregonians is increasingly fearful of federal agents: undocumented workers.
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