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Immigrants Boost Portland`s Economy in Proportion to Their Numbers, Study Finds

Immigrants constitute 13 percent of professional specialists such as doctors and lawyers and 13.8 percent of technicians in areas such as health care, engineering and science.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - As is the case throughout the nation's largest cities, immigrants contribute to Portland's economy roughly in proportion to their share of the population, according to a study released today by the Fiscal Policy Institute.

"The study should be required reading for all Oregonians, as it makes clear just how much of the economic growth of the state's largest metropolitan area is due to immigrants," said Joy Margheim, policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy, who examined the Fiscal Policy Institute's study.

Tea Party Counterprotesters` Violent Clash with Anti-Immigration Crowd (VIDEO)

Who attacked who at a Florida anti-immigration protest?

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) - A media group called World Net Daily, sent Salem-News.com a video clip this morning of a violent clash between protesters at an anti-immigration counter protest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The group claims that last Saturday, "Che Guevara supporters with a radical pro-amnesty coalition viciously attacked and bludgeoned tea party protesters at a Florida anti-illegal-immigration rally."

4-Day Old Baby Kidnapped by Man Posing as Immigration Official

A brand new infant is taken by an unidentified white female adult driving a police-type car.

(NASHVILLE, Ore.) - The State of Tennessee issued an Amber Alert Tuesday afternoon after a child was abducted in Nashville. Police say the suspect posed as an immigration worker.

A news release stated, "The suspect demanded that the child's mother turn over the child and when she refused the suspect stabbed the child's mother approximately eight times. The mother survived but the suspect was able to leave with the child."

Economic Impact on Hispanics Discussed at Conference

NHEO’s President to Talk at U.S. Customs and Border Protection Event‏

(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - Juan Pablo Giometti, President and CEO of National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO) will speak at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on September 30 at 11:00 a.m. (EST).

The conference is in North Carolina, centering on Hispanics, the job market, and entrepreneurial opportunities, while celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

There are many obstacles that Latinos are facing in today's challenging work environment.

Over 100 Atttend Immigration Reform Rally in Bend

Immigration advocates say they want to see a sufficient number of visas allocated to close unlawful migration channels and thereby strengthen border security.

(BEND, Ore.) - Today over a hundred supporters of Immigration Reform joined CAUSA, Central Oregon Jobs with Justice and Recursos Para Derechos Humanos at a rally in Bend to call on Congressman Walden to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation this year.

The rally took place during the Central Oregon town hall style TV show "Talk of the Town".

Immigration Reform: Will Walden Be On Board? (AUDIO)

A rally is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. today at Cascades Theatrical Company in Bend.

(BEND, Ore.) - Oregon 2nd District Congressman Greg Walden will be greeted - and perhaps grilled - today in Bend by a coalition of groups who think he should be doing more to support immigration reform.

His Web site does not mention immigration as an issue, and the Republican has been strictly conservative on that front, voting to build a wall along the southern U.S. border.

Velazquez Testifies at Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing (VIDEO)

"When working with Republican colleagues, Sotomayor's record will show that - 95% of the time - she managed to forge consensus..." -Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) delivered following testimony during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday.

Addressing Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Sessions, and Members of the Committee, she explained that she has known Sonia Sotomayor for over twenty years.

Free World Rules

Immigrants should know the rules before they come, but once arrived, the sooner the change is made, the better for all concerned.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - In some Islamic societies leaders use religion to make the people obedient. Mosque architecture, dress-codes for women - the use of burqa -ceremony and prescribed ritual taught by clergy all play a part.

Some States allow men to punish resistant women by public whipping, and in severe cases, stoning, to enforce obedience. Men are guardians of the faith, and devout husbands and fathers are known to have killed deviant wives and daughters who shame them but, change is coming.

Desktop Raids, a New Policy of Obama Administration comes to Oregon

This week, evidence came to light that a new type of worksite raid has occurred in Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An investigation conducted by Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United) PCUN discovered that close to 250 workers were dismissed at a farm in Dalles, Oregon.

According to their report, workers at Maduri Farms were notified in May that they were being terminated due to 'invalid or fraudulent Social Security numbers'.

Willamette Tree Wholesale Nursery in Oregon Sued for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Latina Workers at an Oregon Nursery were Sexually Harassed, Threatened, and One Woman Repeatedly Raped, Federal Agency Charges.

(SEATTLE) - Willamette Tree Wholesale, a nursery in Molalla, Oregon has been sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for violating federal law.

The U.S. EEOC charged in a lawsuit filed today, that the nursery allowed female employees to be severely sexually harassed and retaliated against the women and male co-workers after they reported the harassment.

This is the agency's third such case against Oregon agricultural employers.