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Sixteen Republican lawmakers and legislative candidates from Oregon plan to visit the Arizona-Mexico border on Monday, arguing that lax security around the southern border exacerbates the drug crisis in Oregon, 1,000 miles north.
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February marks the third-year anniversary of a coup in Southeast Asia’s Myanmar, also known as Burma. Amidst widespread conflict abroad, those from Myanmar living in Ashland find ways to support their friends and family.
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People coming over the Mexican border and from Muslim countries bear the most scrutiny now, but it was once somebody else: Germans, Irish, Chinese people.…
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Anti-immigration feelings are running strong in the country at the moment. While efforts continue to reduce cross-border traffic with Mexico, so do…
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The human experience continues, and so do passenger trains, so Paul Theroux continues to write. The prolific author who made his first big splash with The…
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The treatment of people crossing the US-Mexican border is always a topic for debate. A former Ashland resident is focused not on crossings, but on people…
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It is a common question during the ongoing immigration debate: why do people insist on trying to get into the United States, especially when the…
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A recent White House effort to curtail immigration focuses on the "public charge" concept. That is, if immigrants have difficulty supporting themselves…
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A question that probably crosses many minds about people who enter the United States and stay, without permission, is "why?" You've heard many stories…
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The current administration has taken an aggressive stance on illegal immigration; that much is indisputable. But plenty of people take exception with the…
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, American intellectuals and politicians, many of them political progressives, led an aggressive anti-immigration…
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"A rising tide lifts all boats" is often the rationale for tax cuts for wealthy people. But the phrase can be applied in other ways, too. For one, the…
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When life is rough, and potentially short, you look for someplace else to live. That's what motivates the people of the "caravans" from Central America.…
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Just say the word "border" out loud, and you can probably start an argument. Sonia Nazario prefers to research issues like immigration and find people…