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Taxpayer Philanthropy: Nonprofit pays Michelle Obama aide $700k

(The Center Square)— A former policy director for First Lady Michelle Obama was paid nearly $700,000 in total compensation last year despite revenue to the taxpayer-funded refugee resettlement organization plummeting by nearly $130 million, an investigation by The Center Square found. 

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How Trump closed a key career path for Oregon immigrants and refugees

  • Mia Maldonado

Abdul Saboor Hassan moved to Oregon in 2020 after qualifying for a green card for his service to the U.S. Army in his home country, Afghanistan. He became a commercial truck driver for a short period of time before becoming a commercial driving instructor, an experience that motivated him to open his own commercial driving […]

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Refugee funding available

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The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Refugee Program is inviting community partners to apply for funding that is available to provi…

Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: Justice for all

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To the editor: Who are we, as Americans? This question haunts me as I watch refugees and immigrants being dehumanized and harmed at our border and around the country. My heart breaks as I try to imagine the horrors they face at the hands of our own government.