Civil Rights
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici says she still wants to see comprehensive legislation to deal with the fate of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants who entered the country illegally.
But Bonamici also says she's willing to vote for specific protection against deportation of 800,000 young immigrants — known as "dreamers" — who were brought here illegally while they were children.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici will take questions from constituents at a town hall meeting on Sept. 16 at the Jessie Mays Community Center, 30975 N.W. Hillcrest Street, in North Plains.
The Beaverton democrat announced six town halls, visits to North Plains, Tualatin,Yamhill, Columbia City, Portland and Cannon Beach, over the next month.
WASHINGTON, DC [09/07/17] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the US Department of Education would begin the process of making changes to guidance intended to encourage schools to protect students from campus sexual assaults.
One out of every eight residents in U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici's District 1 is Latino or Hispanic, making the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a critical policy shift for her constituents.
The decision by the White House clears the way for deporting young adults who were brought to this country when they were children, many of whom know no other country as their home.
WASHINGTON, DC [09/05/17] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement after President Donald Trump and his administration announced that they will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Oregon legislators are reacting to President Donald Trump's decision to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
In a statement, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called the move heartless and shortsighted. He said 11,000 so-called Dreamers in Oregon had strengthened the economy and communities, adding that ending DACA would tear families apart and shake the foundation of local economies.
About 700 people rallied Tuesday afternoon to protest President Trump's plan to end the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program.
If that happens, nearly 800,000 people transported to the country as children could be deported and would be barred from working and studying here legally. About 12,500 of DACA recipients live in Oregon, nearly 5,000 of them in the Portland area.
BEAVERTON, OR [08/16/17] — Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) issued the following statement after President Trump's latest remarks about this weekend's events in Charlottesville.
Several members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation spoke out in response to a statement from President Donald Trump on Twitter announcing a ban of transgender individuals in the U.S. Military.
President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." Trump's announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement