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Senator Wyden just popped up for Eugene Townhall meeting

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August 27, 2013
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Hurry and perhaps you can still make it:

August 27, 2013 12:00 PM

Eugene Hilton

66 E. 6th Street

Eugene, OR

 

 


 

Senator Merkley to hold Townhall meetings

Please plan to attend one of Senator Merkley's Townhall meetings.  He needs to hear from constituents that you do not support the massive amnesty bill known as SB744.  Invite a friend, ask questions and please let OFIR know if any discussion on immigration issues takes place at the meetings.

  • August 30, 2013 @ 3:30 PM

    Sherman County Town Hall

    300 Dewey Street
    Moro, OR 97039

  • August 30, 2013 @ 12:00 PM

    Wasco County Town Hall

  • 400 E Scenic Drive
    The Dalles, OR 97058

  • August 28, 2013 @ 4:30 PM

    Union County Town Hall.

    10201 Fourth Street
    Island City, OR 97850

  • August 28, 2013 @ 12:30 PM

    Baker County Town Hall.

    1901 Main Street
    Baker City, OR 97814

  • August 28, 2013 @ 9:00 AM

    Grant County Town Hall.

    211 West 6th Street
    Prairie City, OR 97869

  • August 27, 2013 @ 4:30 PM

    Harney County Town Hall

    17 S Alder
    Burns, OR 97720

  • August 27, 2013 @ 11:00 AM

    Malheur County Town Hall

    3890 Hwy 201
    Ontario, OR 97941


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Group tries 'drive-thru democracy' to get driver cards on the ballot

SALEM, Ore. – A group trying to gather enough signatures in an effort to put the new driver card law on the November 2014 ballot before it begins is using a cue from fast-food restaurants.

The driver cards will allow people to drive who can't prove U.S. citizenship.

The group, Oregonians for Immigration Reform, hoped that Friday's "drive-thru democracy" would make it convenient for voters to sign their petition, because they need a lot of signatures – more than 58,000 by Oct. 4.

So on Friday, not far off Interstate 5, several volunteers brought petition sheets to the drivers and passengers as they pulled into a parking lot at Market Street and Savage Road.

"Our main concern is that our government's role is not and should not be to reward illegal behavior," said Cynthia Kendoll of Oregonians for Immigration Reform.

When Gov. John Kitzhaber signed Senate Bill 833 into law in May, supporters called it the biggest victory for immigrant rights in the state.

Luis Guerra of Causa, an immigrant rights organization in Oregon, said he disagrees with the notion that the new law rewards illegal behavior.

"I think it's a public safety issue," he said. "We should make sure that everyone that's behind the wheel, of any vehicles in the state of Oregon, knows the rules of the road."

The "drive-through" signature-gathering effort will continue until 8 p.m. Friday.

Leaders of the effort won't say how many signatures they have so far, but said they hope to collect about 500 Friday night.

If opponents of the new law fail to get the required number of signatures, the new law starts Jan. 1, 2014.

The driver card allows people to drive legally in Oregon as long as they can prove they've lived here for a year, and they pass the driver tests.

It's legal ID for opening a bank account, car insurance, or a gym membership. it is not legal ID for boarding a plane, registering to vote, or buying a gun.

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A novel approach to get petition signatures: the drive-through

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August 23, 2013
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A group dedicated to overturning a new Oregon law that grants driver-privilege cards to people without conventional documentation has come up with a quick way to gather petition signatures.

It’s encouraging motorists to participate in drive-through democracy.

“You don’t even need to get out of your car,” said Jim Ludwick, the group’s communications director. “Just drive up, sign the petition and drive away.”

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Beaverton police arrest man allegedly transporting 7 pounds of

A traffic stop Saturday afternoon led to an arrest of a 30-year-old man allegedly carrying seven pounds of methamphetamine through Beaverton.

Jose Ortiz-Ledezma, from Mexico, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, and manufacturing of a controlled substance, according to Beaverton police. He is being held at the Washington County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.
 

Jose Ortiz-Ledezma  - ICE HOLD

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5 views on immigration reform, Oregon 'driver cards'


Members of Congress may be away from the nation's capital during their August recess, but that doesn't mean the debate about federal immigration debate has simmered down.

Same goes for the Oregon Legislature, which adjourned last month, leaving in its wake strong feelings about a new law authorizing undocumented immigrants to obtain Oregon driver cards.

In recent days, a variety of guest columnists have weighed in on the issues.

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Woodburn police make 3 arrests in local drug ring

WOODBURN, OR (KPTV) - Local police and federal agents say they broke up a drug trafficking organization in the city of Woodburn last month.

A five-month investigation led officers to make three arrests and seize two pounds of methamphetamine, as well as $10,000 in cash, on July 22.

Officers arrested 24-year-old Domingo Ruiz Esparza, 38-year-old Eliobardo Ramirez-Escobar and Ramirez-Escobar's wife, 32-year-old Angelica Barraza-Favela. All face drug related charges, and Barraza-Favela also faces two counts of child neglect.

Two weeks later, Ramirez-Escobar's state charges were dropped and he was taken into federal custody. He and Ruiz Esparza were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday.

ICE HOLD:

RAMIREZ-ESCOBAR, ELIOBARDO

RUIZ-ESPARZA, DOMINGO

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Driver Privilege Cards for illegal aliens are wrong for Oregon

OFIR President Cynthia Kendoll explains why driver privilege cards for illegal aliens are wrong for Oregon and learn how you can help overturn SB 833. 

Read her guest commentary in the Sunday Statesman Journal.
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Meth and heroin seized on a bus traveling through Medford

Federal agents and local officers seized methamphetamine and heroin moving through Jackson County on a bus today, officials said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents tracked a drug suspect to the commercial bus that was headed through Jackson County on the way to Seattle.

The agents, along with Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement officers who were called to assist, found a bag on the bus that contained two pounds of meth and one pound of heroin.

The owner of the bag was identified as Hector Anglin-Lopez, 29. He was arrested on charges of distribution and possession of methamphetamine and heroin.

Anglin-Lopez was lodged in the Jackson County Jail on $600,000 bail.

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Woodburn man sentenced to nine years in prison on drug, firearms charges

U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman on Monday sentenced a 44-year-old Woodburn man to nine years in prison for convictions including possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and food stamp fraud.

Albino Miranda Camarillo, a Mexican citizen, also had been convicted for being a felon in possession of firearms and for illegal reentry to the United States after having been deported. He had entered guilty pleas to the charges last November.
 

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