Gov. Tina Kotek directs state agencies to coordinate efforts to support Oregon immigrants and refugees

Gov. Tina Kotek directs state agencies to coordinate efforts to support Oregon immigrants and refugees

There are more than 404,000 immigrants in Oregon and nearly 5,300 refugees who have been resettled in the state since October 2019, according to the Department of Human Services. Today, these communities are experiencing fear and anxiety amid heightened federal immigration enforcement in Oregon and around the nation that has led to parents keeping students out of school, people skipping medical appointments and employers scrambling to fill work …