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Busing migrants was a partisan lightning rod. Here’s why Democrats have embraced it
Republican governors started the practice of transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democratic leaders have run with it. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political stunt.

A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court
The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case.
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Unearthing the story of Japanese immigrants at site of former Oregon lumber company town
The classic black-and-white photos from early decades of the American West often fail to capture the diversity of the people who came here. Chinese migrants helped build the railroads and were big in gold mining. Basque people from Spain became known for sheep herding. The first Filipino cannery workers arrived around the turn of the last century. Now, Oregon archaeologists are on the surprising trail of Japanese families who lived in a lumber company town that has since disappeared.

From homes in the Northwest, Ukrainian-Americans watch Russia’s invasion with anger and anxiety
For Pacific Northwest residents with ties to Ukraine, this week’s headlines have been more than alarming. Russia’s full-scale attack of previously unoccupied Ukrainian territory by air, land and sea is an attack on their ancestral homeland and, for many people, a threat to friends and family members as well.

Portland’s Tongan community shares stories, songs as relatives remain isolated on the islands
A community of Tongan families gathered in Portland Saturday to support each other after this month’s devastating volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean.
Immigrants welcome Afghan refugees, inspired by own journeys
A San Francisco Bay Area health clinic founded four decades ago to screen refugees from Southeast Asia is part of the U.S. effort to resettle tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan.

Migrant Oregon cannabis workers face threats amid illegal boom
Thousands of immigrants working on illegal marijuana farms in southern Oregon that authorities say are run by foreign cartels are living in squalid conditions and are sometimes being cheated by their gangland bosses.
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Oregon lawmakers approve creation of new office to support immigrants and refugees
Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement will advocate for Oregon’s newest residents, seek to connect people to resources and programs helping to reduce social, economic and health disparities.
Oregon launches coronavirus-related assistance program for agricultural workers
The Oregon Quarantine Worker Fund will provide up to two weeks of financial relief for agricultural workers who must self-quarantine due to coronavirus.
Detainees In Oregon Say They Followed Asylum Process And Were Arrested
As recently as Monday, the head of the Department of Homeland Security said the agency is not separating family that seek asylum at ports of entry.