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Oregon Department of Corrections: Foreign National Homicide Report September 2018

Data Compiled By David Olen Cross

2018-10-28

Tags:

crime, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, ORS 181A.820, election

Information obtained from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) indicated on September 1, 2018 that 133 of the 920 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) in the state’s prison system were incarcerated for homicidal crimes (various degrees of murder and manslaughter) —14.46 percent of the criminal alien prison population

(Note: The number of criminal aliens incarcerated for homicidal crimes in DOC prisons does not necessarily equal the number of Oregon residents killed by alien homicidal violence).

Using DOC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration...

Congress must return immediately to address migrant caravan

Federation for American Immigration Reform

2018-10-24

Tags:

border, enforcement, illegal immigration, Congress

Congress Must Return to Washington Immediately to Address Migrant Caravan

Press Release from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, October 24, 2018, Washington, D.C.

President Trump must urge lawmakers to return from the campaign trail and address the glaring loopholes in our asylum and immigration laws that are being used to promote an organized assault on our nation’s border. Ignoring the current crisis to focus on reelection would amount to a complete abrogation of their duty to secure our borders and a huge breach of the public trust.

The “caravan...

Oregon paying 'undocumented individuals' for childcare, investigator claims

Brad Schmidt

OregonLive.com

2018-10-05

Tags:

economy, jobs, E-Verify, illegal immigration, illegal aliens

A state fraud investigator is alleging that the state of Oregon may have violated federal law by paying 79 "undocumented individuals" to provide day care for low-income families.

Ryan Cram, who has worked as a criminal fraud investigator for five years, sent an email to every Oregon lawmaker last week saying he came forward as a whistleblower after the Department of Human Services swept his concerns under the rug. He called for a full investigation.

In response, the Department of Human Services said it had carefully examined the issue and did not find problems, according to...

Protect sovereignty: yes on Measure 105

Richard F. LaMountain

Pamplin Media Group

2018-10-04

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crime, election, enforcement, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, ORS 181A.820, sovereignty

Many thanks for publishing Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin's spot-on commentary ("Measure 105 would restore respect for law," Sept. 20).

Oregon's sanctuary law, writes Sheriff Bergin, undermines respect for law by telling illegal immigrants "that Oregon considers immigration-law violations so inconsequential as to be unworthy of police and sheriffs' attention." He's right. How, indeed, can the existence of a sanctuary law do anything but attract illegal immigrants to our state?

The purpose of immigration law is to protect our nation's sovereignty— our right to self-...

Oregon’s Multnomah County Third in Foreign National Crime in August 2018

David Olen Cross

2018-10-04

Tags:

crime, drunk driving, enforcement, ICE, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, ORS 181A.820

On August 1, 2018 Oregon’s Multnomah County had 181 of the 923 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was third in foreign national crime in the state with 19.61 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Multnomah County residents were harmed or victimized by the 181 criminal aliens incarcerated on August 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF...

Trump Administration Aims to Sharply Restrict New Green Cards for Those on Public Aid

Michael D. Shear and Emily Baumgaertner

The New York Times

2018-09-22

Tags:

jobs, legal immigration, national legislation, Congress

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials announced Saturday that immigrants who legally use public benefits like food assistance and Section 8 housing vouchers could be denied green cards under new rules aimed at keeping out people the administration deems a drain on the country.

The move could force millions of poor immigrants who rely on public assistance for food and shelter to make a difficult choice between accepting financial help and seeking a green card to live and work legally in the United States.

Older immigrants, many of whom get low-cost prescription...

Trump to Cap Refugees Allowed Into U.S. at 30,000, a Record Low

Julie Hirschfeld Davis

The New York Times

2018-09-17

Tags:

border, economy, refugee, assimilation, population

WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to cap the number of refugees that can be resettled in the United States next year at 30,000, his administration announced on Monday...

Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, announced the limit at the State Department, saying it reflected the “daunting operational reality” of addressing what he called a “humanitarian crisis” involving people claiming asylum in the United States.

The number represents the lowest ceiling a president has placed on the refugee program since its creation in 1980...

The move is the latest in a...

ICE detains man charged with manslaughter of Salem couple, DUI

Whitney Woodworth

Statesman Journal

2018-09-11

Tags:

Mexico, crime, drunk driving, sanctuary cities, illegal aliens, ORS 181A.820

A man accused of killing a Salem couple while driving drunk was on his way back to Marion County Jail Monday following his arrest by deportation officers.

Eduardo De La Lima-Vargas, 39, of Hubbard, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents when he left the county jail after posting bail Thursday.

In a matter of hours, Marion County prosecutors filed a motion with the Marion County court to reconsider holding him without bail in order to prevent his removal from the United States so he can face prosecution for his alleged crimes here before...

'No' to Driving Privileges for Illegal Aliens

Dismissal of Oregon case a victory for IRLI, the rule of law and all Americans

2018-09-07

Tags:

election, illegal immigration, driver's license, illegal aliens, Oregon, ballot measure 88, Oregon legislation

WASHINGTON - The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) marked a victory after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court decision to dismiss a case that sought to force the State of Oregon to grant driving privileges to illegal aliens.

IRLI had filed a friend-of-the-court brief in 2016 on behalf of its client Oregonians for Immigration Reform (OFIR) in the case of M.S. v. Brown, in which plaintiffs looked to overturn as unconstitutional the outcome of the November 2014 general election in Oregon. Through the Oregon Constitution’s referendum veto...

Oregon's sanctuary state law faces repeal vote in November

Andrew Selsky

*Chron

2018-09-06

Tags:

crime, drunk driving, enforcement, ICE, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, ORS 181A.820, election

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man suspected of being in the United States illegally ran a red light while drunk on a street in Oregon's state capital and crashed into a motorcycle carrying a man and woman, killing them both, authorities said.

A judge set bail for Eduardo de la Lima Vargas at $500,000 on Wednesday, saying he's a threat to society and a flight risk....

Of the 14,916 inmates in Oregon Department of Corrections prisons, 943 were foreign nationals as of July 1, according to David Olen Cross, who voluntarily compiles data and shares his information with lawmakers, law...

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