Thousands of students at Portland Community College are in limbo, with winter classes unfinished and spring classes on hold. Graduation dates, income from on-campus jobs, and financial aid are at risk as faculty and academic professionals begin their third week on strike for higher wages. For international students, thereโs another threat: having to leave their […]
immigration
It’s the Mercury‘s Endorsement Guide!
Swing that ballot and win a prize! Step right up… and vote!
On Thin Ice
Multnomah County takes a stand against federal immigration program
Ask an Undocumented Immigrant
Out and proud! Meet two of Portland’s undocumented youths.
Occupy Portland: So Now What?
Seven concrete ideas for fixing America, courtesy of Portland’s Occupiers.
Deportation Dragnet
An immigration crackdown is supposed to target “high-level criminals”—the numbers show it’s not.
Bikes, Brews, Banks, Oh My!
Laws that jump out from the 1,600 already pitched for Oregon this year.
In the Shadows
THE TACO CART is so small I have to hunch down to keep my head from hitting the ceiling, just so I can stand next to Juana Soto as she flips—with her bare hands—chicken tacos in hot, spitting oil. Soto’s little food cart is the newest addition to Portland’s day labor hire site, which immigrant […]
