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Senate Approves Legislation to Tighten Identification Requirements

Legislation will require legal presence to obtain Oregon driver’s license.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Earlier today the Oregon Senate approved SB 1080, legislation that will help prevent identity fraud in Oregon by tightening the requirements to receive Oregon driver’s licenses and identification.

SB 1080 will require the Department of Motor Vehicles to verify social security numbers with the U.S. Social Security Administration before issuing an Oregon driver’s license, identification card, or driver’s permit.

Law Firm Williams Kastner to Host Seminar for the Portland Business Community

Law Firm Williams Kastner to Host Seminar for the Portland Business Community: 'Immigration Tips and Traps: New Regulations and Compliance in Employment Law'

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Williams Kastner announced today they will be hosting a complimentary seminar for the Portland business community to address how the new "no-match" regulations and recent federal immigration enforcement laws impact current business practices.

Two of the firm's immigration practice group leaders, Sharon Peters and Darren Feider, will present an overview of the new laws and provide legal insight on how to best avoid the common obstacles presented by this recent regulation.

`Middle Ground` on the Issue of Illegals?

INS and ICE refuse to do their jobs. What are we even paying them for? To drink coffee and eat donuts?

(SALEM, Ore.) - I keep hearing folks talk about finding 'middle ground' on the subject of illegal immigrants (not all immigrants just the illegal ones mind you... those here illegally). What does that mean? Let's use another criminal activity, say bank robbery, to highlight the points.

Would middle ground with bank robbers mean no jail time and they get to keep most of the money? That sure sounds like a great deal for the bank robbers and it sure does 'compromise' the laws of the land to their benefit, but is it sound public policy? Wouldn't such merely increase, in all likelihood, future bank robbery?

Car Jacking Reported in Oregon City

The suspect is not a US Citizen and immigration authorities have been contacted regarding his arrest.

(OREGON CITY) - Police in Gresham say they are looking for a man they believe is responsible for a car jacking that took place December 30th at 1:30 PM in the parking lot of the Regal movie theater located at 1500 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City.

Det Sgt James Band with Oregon City Police says 24-year old Andrey Karachenets made contact with a woman in her vehicle, contact that led to the woman's car being jacked.

Gabriel Allred Will Stay in Oregon

Agreement has been reached in the Gabriel Allred adoption case.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - The Oregon Department of Human Services announced this evening that an agreement has been reached in the mediation between Gabriel Allred's paternal grandmother and his foster parents.

Gabriel, a 2-year-old child born in Oregon who holds dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship, has been at the heart of a contested adoption between his biological family in Mexico and his foster family in Oregon.

Rep Thatcher Gets Items Approved for 2008 Session To-Do List

Government Accountability & Volcanoes Win, Immigration Reform Loses.

(SALEM, Ore.) - On the final list of bills approved today for the Special Legislative Session in February 2008 were requests by State Representative Kim Thatcher (R-Keizer, Newberg, St. Paul).

“We need to limit the Session to pressing issues and I’m hopeful Legislative leaders can do that,” said Thatcher.

Unethical Scumbags in Oregon`s State Legislature

The voters know the lawmakers and officials are SUPPOSED to be doing the work of the PEOPLE, not just the work of the lobbyists, and the deeper their apathy goes the hotter their anger grows.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This most recent legislative session that we had in 2007 was nice. It was productive. It avoided most of the acrimony of the previous sessions that were under the iron bootheel of (would-be Empress) Karen Minnis who ran the Oregon House as if it were her own ideological dominion.

Hopefully this February session will see the influence of the lobbyists wane under new ethics rules put in place during the recent session.

Allred Case Will Receive Fresh Review

During the past seven years Oregon has placed 19 children with families in other nations.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon's Governor and DHS Director say they have asked Bryan Johnston, interim assistant director for the DHS Children, Adults and Families Division, to take a fresh look at the adoption case involving Gabriel Allred.

"This situation is unique in Oregon," said Goldberg. "It involves a complex web of social, emotional, legal and jurisdictional issues that need to be resolved in a way that best ensures Gabriel's safety and well-being. To that end, the Governor and I have asked Bryan to work with both families to achieve a mutually agreeable solution that will be in Gabriel's best interests."

Anti-Immigration Order Condemned by Farm Workers and Oregon Nursery Group

They challenge to the governor and legislative leaders to work alongside them to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Association of Nurseries (and Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United issued a strong response in opposition to Governor Kulongoski's executive order that would dramatically restrict license requirements for the state's agricultural workforce.

"Creating a national, universal identification system through the driver's license program is fundamentally flawed," said John Aguirre, Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries.

Op Ed: Amnesty Only Possible
Control and Direction
NOW For The TEN MILLION

Unavoidable realities demand skillful plans well implemented, available ONLY by constitutionally responsible action by Congress.

(BEND, Ore.) - There’s no doubt whatsoever of the damaging and dangerous situations and circumstances which now so obviously enrage so many solid citizens of this nation contemplating that rushing torrent of illegal entrants crossing our Mexican border.

That excruciating inflow HAS been happening and continues to do so, the result of our own neglect stemming directly from long-continued citizen and Congressional irresponsibilities.