As federal immigration crackdowns continue to impact Oregon families, Multnomah County has joined other local governments in funneling support to immigrant communities.
The county Board of Commissioners on Thursday made a refreshed commitment to uphold its sanctuary status and approved the use of $250,000 in rainy-day money to fund local organizations supporting immigrant families. Both items passed unanimously.
“Today, as families are being torn apart by masked agents across our county and our state — as parents, grandparents, sons and daughters are being harassed and kidnapped on their way to work, to school, to seek care, based on the color of their skin and regardless of their citizenship status — we must act,” Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said…