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  1. Hate group mouthpiece met with protest in Salem

    Environmental and immigrant rights groups joined forces to decry visit from Jessica Vaughan Before they could make it inside a Salem Best Western for their general meeting on Saturday, Oregonians for Immigration Reform members passed by protesters holding ...

    8 Apr 2017 - Emily Green

  2. David Rogers: ACLU of Oregon's role in the resistance

    What the ACLU of Oregon is doing to defend immigrants against Trump’s executive orders As President Donald Trump’s executive orders fly out of the White House at an exhausting rate, many are looking to the American Civil Liberties Union as the most obviou ...

    2 Feb 2017 - Emily Green

  3. Border diary: A moral imperative to save lives

    COMMENTARY | No More Deaths provides direct aid to desert travelers along the Mexico border, often operating outside of the official system — because ‘humanitarian aid is never a crime’ The first time I came across vandalized humanitarian supplies in a re ...

    29 Dec 2016 - Colleen Sinsky

  4. Solidarity in the midst of uncertainty in America

    Street Roots has worked to prioritize the voices of immigrants and refugees, the poor, critical thinkers, policymakers and truth-tellers. We will continue to do so. The November election brought big wins for housing across the country. There were 34 ballo ...

    16 Nov 2016 - Israel Bayer

  5. Witnessing the tragic fallout of our immigration policies

    COMMENTARY | Death and desperation on the border The main street of downtown Nogales, Ariz., ends abruptly in a steel wall towering 20 feet above the colorful junk shops cluttering Morley Avenue. Historically, Nogales straddled the international border. T ...

    3 Nov 2016 - Colleen Sinsky

  6. The making of an American family

    One man’s dedication made all the difference for Bhutanese refugees adapting to U.S. culture Steve Sieg, a middle school science teacher, looked down at his mobile phone. It was Thanksgiving 2009, and it was late.  “What is Black Friday? Explain this,” he ...

    7 Sep 2016 - Emily Green

  7. The multibillion-dollar immigrant detention industry

    The criminalization of improper border crossings costs taxpayers billions but does little to stifle the flow of illegal immigrants In April, members of the immigrant advocacy group Enlace rallied on the doorsteps of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s Portland office.  ...

    21 Jul 2016 - Emily Green

  8. Trump pushes immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship

    Experts attribute uptick in applications to desire to vote against anti-immigration candidate Presidential candidate Donald Trump released his contentious immigration plan in August. Between that time and January, the average number of applications for U. ...

    12 May 2016 - Emily Green

  9. Street Roots editorial: Anti-immigration proposals unworthy of Oregon

    Listen carefully to what the state ballot initiatives are really about Hate speech has always been a part of our public discourse, but this year it seems to swell with added oomph, energized by a foul whiff of validation from our national electoral debate ...

    12 May 2016 - SR editorial board

  10. Drivers’ card debate revs up for fall ballot

    Mayra Martinez is never certain that she’ll get to class on time, if at all. Martinez, a 20-year-old Portland State University student, lives on a rural farm near Beaverton with her family, five miles from a TriMet bus stop. Uncomfortable biking or walkin ...

    22 Aug 2014 - Alex Zielinski

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