Gov Kate: Sanctuary-State Status and Immigration Status

gov kate: The bill, introduced at the request of Gov, according to Metro News. Kate Brown and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, both Democrats, has sharply divided lawmakers along party lines in the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Oregon's Legislature took a step closer Tuesday to strengthening its unique sanctuary-state status, with the House passing a bill that would bar state and local agencies from asking about a person's immigration status and from disclosing information to federal officials, except in certain circumstances. The House Republican Office called it an attempt to subvert federal immigration policy. Two Latino Democratic lawmakers Teresa Alonso Leon, from the predominantly Latino community of Woodburn, and Diego Hernandez from Portland, Oregon's biggest city filed the bill on May 31, trying to counteract enhanced immigration enforcement ordered by President Donald Trump. House Democrats said it will strengthen privacy protections for vulnerable populations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.