Voters rarely if ever get to have a say on matters relating to illegal immigration or sanctuary city status. Decisions have been imposed on residents by transient legislators-Washington Times, Oregon citizens against the state's sanctuary city status act to place issue on ballot

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7/11/18, "Illegal immigration foes move to bypass liberal legislatures, take anti-sanctuary measures to voters," Washington Times, Valerie Richardson

"“The thing that people don’t realize is that very seldom do citizens get to vote on immigration issues. They’re always legislated upon us [by elected persons whose big donors want cheap labor]. And that’s particularly the case in Oregon. We never get a say”...said Cynthia Kendall, president of Oregonians for Immigration Reform, which led the petition drive."...

Locals worried about illegal immigration have turned to the voters.

The Stop Oregon Sanctuaries campaign submitted roughly 110,000 signatures last week to qualify an anti-sanctuary measure for the November ballot, more than the 88,000 required."...



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