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Op-Ed Anti-Immigration Movement a Smokescreen Against Bigger Problems

(SALEM) - A small boy attending the immigration rally at the state capitol Sunday, held up a sign that simply said, `Please don`t separate me from my family- Jordan.` Honestly, I am appalled that the U.S. government and its citizens could place somebody like Jordan in a position like that. It goes against the grain of everything that is moral and right.

It is my Christian faith that tells me kids should not be separated from their parents, that`s something the Nazi`s did. But here we are in the modern world, where we are supposed to advance as a species, and many of the immigrant bashers are claiming to be Christians too. That puzzles me, Christ loved everyone and he wanted people to help others and love them, not keep them banished.

1,000 Salem-Keizer Students Protest Immigration Reform

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(SALEM) - Over 1,000 Salem-Keizer high and middle school students walked out of their classes on Monday.

The students marched to the steps of the Oregon State Capitol to join together in a rally protesting a bill by the U.S. House cracking down on illegal immigration.

Salem-Keizer District spokesman Jay Remy says the students who left campus will face either detention or suspension in accordance with district's policy on unexcused absences or truancy.

Immigration Rights Supporters Hold Salem Rally

(SALEM) - An immigration rights rally in downtown Salem on Sunday drew thousands.

The rally began at 2:00 PM, and a march through the streets around the Capitol Mall started after 3:00 PM.

Organizers say the rally will focus on opposing the proposed legislation cracking down of illegal immigration...

Kropf to Patrol The Skies Over The U.S.-Mexico Border

Catch Reports From Jeff Kropf During His U.S. Border Patrol Mission on Salem-News.com.

(SALEM) - Republican State Representative Jeff Kropf from Sublimity will be flying his own plane down to a private ranch in Tucson, Arizona on Sunday to work with U.S. Border Patrol Agents and the Minutemen to patrol the U.S border in an effort to stop the influx of illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border into the U.S.

Kropf says he will be flying his Cessna 150 with a spotter on four to five hour patrol missions each day, and he hopes that by going down there he can get a better idea on just how bad the problem of illegal immigration is today.

Back in 1996-97, Kropf owned a pumpkin farm near the Texas-Mexico border near Rio Grande River and had groups of illegal immigrants crossing his land two to three times a week.

On Saturday and Sunday last week, the U.S Border Patrol`s Tucson sub-station arrested 440 illegal immigrants, 140 dodged authorities and are either now somewhere in the U.S., returned back to Mexico, or in the worst case got lost in either the Sonoran Desert or the mountains of Arizona and died.

Blog Posting on Illegal Immigration Ignites Tiff

Oregon's illegal immigration debate flared anew this week.

(SALEM – AP) - A political commentary by Secretary of State Bill Bradbury's communications director, Anne Martens, said immigration reforms were being promoted by people who are "anti-immigrant" and "anti-Mexican." She said it is time to call it what it is: racism.

Representative Linda Flores of Clackamas who is advocating a tougher stand against undocumented foreigners contends that she and others have been branded as "racists".

Martens, meanwhile, is unapologetic and says the view is her own and not job-related.

Immigration, Abortion and Spending Limit Draw Sparks at Debate

(SALEM – AP) - The six gubernatorial candidates who held this campaign's first cross-party debate set themselves apart on issues including illegal immigration, abortion, and gay rights.

But on they agreed that they wished Governor Kulongoski, who seeks re-election, had showed up.

His campaign team says he didn't because...