Slumlord Blog and Oregon Law Center Goes after Columbia County Slumlords

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 Great Idea .
 It Seems that Oregon Law Center has set up office in St Helens to go after the Slumlords of Columbia County Oregon.
 At the top of their list is, Ron Lucas, who amusingly has a a law office in view of the Oregon Law Center.
 It seems that Ron Lucas , who used his good ole boy clout and his father's legal services to intimidate his tenants, is going to finally get knocked down to size.
One thing that is noticeable is the For Rent Signs and for rent banners are no longer visible at McCormick Apts on Old Portland Road.
 It used to be that every month Ron would either evict or harass his tenants out of their apartments and around the 11th the signs would go up yet again..Since the Oregon Law Center has moved here something  has changed, only we won't know much as most of the cases will be settled out of court.
 There are lots of slum lords in Columbia County, where following the law has always been considered optional.
 The Oregon Law Center has a list, so feel free to mail them your complaints about your landlord.
Another question is why are rents so high in this county when the quality of housing is closer to Mexico , then US standards? 
 Not to mention that there really is nothing to do here , the schools are crap, the shopping difficult and now the County Parks cost $5.00 for each visit, not to mention that we now have crude oil being shipped though the county as of 2012.
  If a rental unit has a roof and a bathtub it's considered high end living
. Even the mexicans think they are too good for some of these rentals. I heard of a mexican woman , whose illegal alien  daughter was working as a hairdresser , so she came out to see if she could get a place close to her daughter. She  gave up because in Beaverton she only had to pay $ 500.00 and month and the place had a swimming pool.
 Not only that, the slumlords expect tenants to replace roofs, paint their houses, and provide their own appliances. 
 After all they know someone who works at County and so they can't be touched. 
 The one thing I don't agree with the Oregon Law Center, is their misquded idea that Illegal aliens have a right to Fair Housing and to live in Oregon. 
 It is a felony to rent to an illegal alien and that's a federal law. Every illegal alien who moves into housing in Columbia County, increases the rents and displaces the natives who deserve housing before Mexicans on Food Stamps.

Off-Shoring Jobs and In-Shoring Workers H-1B temporary professional worker visas

In Columbia County , foreign nationals are hired over Legal Americans all the time. 

Off-Shoring Jobs and In-Shoring Workers

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The U.S. Government will begin handing out the second half of the annual 85,000 H-1B temporary professional worker visas this month. These visas are valid for three years and renewable for an additional three years. Most of these visas are for information technology (IT) workers, and most of them are used by foreign-based employment services firms (“body shops”) to rent out these workers to U.S. companies that seek to cut costs by replacing older permanent workers with younger foreigners.

This in-shoring of foreign workers into U.S. jobs by these foreign firms was documented in an April 1 article inComputerworld. Most Americans are familiar with the off-shoring of low wage U.S. jobs to foreign destinations where wage rates are lower, but the in-shoring of foreign skilled workers to take U.S. jobs is less known or understood. That largely is because it attracts less press attention. Understanding the impact of this in-shoring is further complicated by the fact that even more foreigners arrive to do temporary visas on L visas for intra-company transfers. They may stay for up to five years.

The public thinks that these visas are issued when U.S. workers are not available for the job. But that is not true. There is no requirement for seeking or hiring a qualified U.S. worker before hiring an H-1B worker. The foreign workers are often used to replace U.S. workers already on the job. The ability to discriminate against U.S. workers is built into the visa system.

The public should also be aware that the real number of H-1B visas issued is obscured because the cap does not apply to non-profit organizations, K-12, schools, universities, or federal, state and local governments. How many H-1Bs are issued above and beyond the 85,000 cap? The government does not tell us. We also do not know how many H-1B workers there are in the country because the government does not tell us that, either. It may not even know, because the entry-exit system for recording the arrival and departure of foreigners remains incomplete – despite laws requiring that data gap be closed.

Do many of the foreign workers who received H-1B visas fail to depart when their visa expires and become illegal aliens continuing to use the SSN given to them when they receive the visa? 

Iran and India refuse to accept any deported citizens from the US, once they are in , they are here for good.

Once again, the government does not tell us. Foreign students are monitored by the schools that control the visa issuance process so that the government has a reasonable basis for knowing whether they leave when required. It would make more sense for Congress to require a “hire Americans first” provision for the visa and require employers to provide reports on their foreign workers similar to those that are required for foreign students.

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Illegal Alien Drivers LIcenses _Vote NO in November

 This in from NumbersUSA.COM

  there is a lady attorney down at the Columbia County Courthouse  who tole me that Illegals need drivers licenses so they can get to work. 

 Gasp- it's that bad- 

 By the way, K & C landscaping service was robbed a few weeks ago via stolen checks, but the thing is they hire all illegal mexican,. They came over here from Hillsboro to displace the landscaping services offered by legal, english speaking Americans,.

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An ongoing battle to repeal Oregon's law that gives illegal aliens driving privileges had a small victory this week. Opponents of the law have been fighting to add a referendum to the ballot to repeal the law, but the law's supporters have fought the effort every step of the way.

This week, the Oregon Supreme Court heard a challenge from the law's supporters to change the title of the ballot referendum to one more supportive of the law. The Court, however, threw out the challenge, allowing the proposed title GOOD NEWS IN OREGON

An ongoing battle to repeal Oregon's law that gives illegal aliens driving privileges had a small victory this week. Opponents of the law have been fighting to add a referendum to the ballot to repeal the law, but the law's supporters have fought the effort every step of the way.

This week, the Oregon Supreme Court heard a challenge from the law's supporters to change the title of the ballot referendum to one more supportive of the law. The Court, however, threw out the challenge, allowing the proposed title "Provides Oregon resident driver card without requiring proof of legal presence in the United States" to stand.

The referendum will appear on the ballot this November.

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The referendum will appear on the ballot this November.

CHRIS CHMIELENSKI

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Oil train terminal near Clatskanie hit with $117,000 fine by Oregon DEQ

Oil train terminal near Clatskanie hit with $117,000 fine by Oregon DEQ Without any debate, North Dakota crude oil began moving through Scappoose, St. Helens and Rainier in late 2012.The terminal is now seeking an air pollution permit that would allow it to move 1.8 billion gallons of oil annually, enough to bring in 50 trains per month. That’s twice the number of trains it’s allowed to handle today.

 

Oil trains are unloaded at the Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery in Port Westward, an industrial park near Clatskanie. It briefly accepted grain to be converted to ethanol but now ships oil to West Coast refineries. (Rob Davis/The Oregonian)

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Oregon’s top environmental regulator proposed a $117,292 fine Thursday for an oil train terminal near Clatskanie, saying it committed a serious violation of state law by moving far more crude oil than it was allowed.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality stopped short of requiring the operator, Massachusetts-based Global Partners LP, to halt oil trains through Portland and rural Columbia River communities until it has the right permit to run its facility.

Global Partners had faced a maximum $25,000-per-day fine. The state’s proposed penalty amounts to $4,500 per week.

“They definitely have the resources to get the permit and should’ve done it on time,” said Jenny Root, a DEQ environmental law specialist. “It’s a larger penalty than what we normally do.”

Global Partners has contested the violation at the terminal, called the Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery, and said it plans to appeal.

“The operations at Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery are in full compliance with state environmental regulations,” said Ed Faneuil, Global’s attorney. “We believe the DEQ’s findings are not accurate.”

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The Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery began operating as an ethanol fuel terminal, but went bankrupt in 2009. In June 2012, the DEQ quickly approved a routine permit change that allowed it to annually move 50 million gallons of crude oil instead of ethanol from trains onto barges, saying the shift had an incidental effect on the site’s air pollution.

The impact on nearby communities was far from incidental. It cleared the way for oil trains to move through Oregon without the public knowing they were coming. Without any debate, North Dakota crude oil began moving through Scappoose, St. Helens and Rainier in late 2012.

It’s the same type of oil involved in three high-profile explosions last year, including an accident that killed 47 people in Quebec. It sharply increased the amount of hazardous material moving through those rural communities and caught regulators flatfooted.

Though the state permitted the terminal to unload 50 million gallons annually, it moved 300 million gallons last year, far exceeding its permit. DEQ said the facility had committed the most serious violation of state environmental law by operating without the permit it needed.

Now, more than a year after oil trains began rolling to the terminal, the public will get a chance to weigh in, with a public hearing scheduled April 3 in Clatskanie. It’s unusual: The public can voice opinions about a project that already exists – not one that’s proposed.

Brett VandenHuevel, executive director of Columbia Riverkeeper, said his environmental group would’ve mounted a significant campaign to alert the public and government officials about the oil terminal and its risks – if it had known about the project at the time.

“I find it deeply disturbing that DEQ knew about this, didn’t take action sooner and didn’t inform the public,” VandenHuevel said. “To skirt that whole process is bad public policy and bad government.”

The terminal is now seeking an air pollution permit that would allow it to move 1.8 billion gallons of oil annually, enough to bring in 50 trains per month. That’s twice the number of trains it’s allowed to handle today. It can accept 24 trains a month and increase to 38 monthly if improvements are made to tracks running through downtown Rainier.

-- Rob Davis

Zuckerberg Facebook Traitor And Pro Amnesty Bigot- Funding Politicians FWD.us

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 Of course, he will in a gated community and drink bottled organic water while the rest of us fight for our lives and jobs due to the largest mass invasion immigration in US History.

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Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, dove into the world of political activism last year by launching the pro-amnesty group FWD.us. Investing millions of his own personal fortune, Zuckerberg joined dozens of other leaders in the tech industry who have a vested interest in suppressing wages for tech workers through increased legal immigration and granting legalization and work permits to millions of illegal aliens.

FWD.us is clear in its goal: it supports the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill passed by the Senate in June of 2013 and is willing to spend millions of dollars to make it the law of the land. In doing so, the organization has created two subsidiaries - Americans for a Conservative Direction and Council for American Job Growth - to provide political support for Members of Congress who risk reelection through their support for amnesty and mass immigration.

According to its website:

FWD.us is an organization started by key leaders in the tech community to promote policies to keep the United States and its citizens competitive in a global economy—includingcomprehensive immigration reform and education reform.

Another page on the FWD.us website titled "The Movement" expresses the organization's support for a path to citizenship for more than 11 million illegal aliens.

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass meaningful immigration reform and fix our broken system. And we're not alone. There is a broad coalition of over 400 organizations across the United States fighting for immigration.

By working together to build a grassroots movement in support of immigration reform, we can create a pathway to citizenship, establish a streamlinedprocess for admitting future workers and secure our borders.

Because of FWD.us's stated commitment to increasing the flow of foreign workers and a path to citizenship for most illegal aliens, it's safe to assume that any Member of Congress who benefits from ads produced and paid for by FWD.us also supports these two principles.

Americans for a Conservative Direction

Americans for a Conservative Direction was founded to provide political cover for Republicans who support legalization for illegal aliens and massive increases in legal immigration. The group is led by former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour who helped put together recommendations for theBipartisan Policy Center that support both amnesty and increased immigration. He's joined by Sally Bradshaw (a former Jeb Bush advisor and amnesty advocate), Joel Kaplan (VP of US Public Policy for Facebook), and Dan Senor (former advisor to VP candidate Paul Ryan). The group has produced three ads that attempt to provide cover for pro-amnesty Republicans - Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC-2), Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-6), and Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-1).

In March 2014, Americans for a Conservative Direction placed the following ad in an attempt to defend Rep. Ellmers after a contentious debate over immigration on Laura Ingraham's national radio program. The ad buy was for at least $150,000. 

In July 2013, Americans for a Conservative Direction placed the following ad on behalf of Rep. Coffman. Coffman, who represents the district formerly held by immigration-reduction champion Tom Tancredo, expressed support last summer for legalizing and granting work permits to illegal aliens but held back on support of a path to citizenship. The ad buy was for $175,000.

In August 2013, Americans for a Conservative Direction launched an ad campaign for Rep. Ryan. The ad was a counter to ads placed by the Federation for American Immigration Reform that criticized Ryan for his pro-amnesty views. The ad buy was for $350,000.

During the Senate's debate of S.744 in the spring of 2013, Americans for a Conservative Direction also made a seven figure ad buy defending Gang of Eight Republicans Lindsey Graham andMarco Rubio. The Lindsey Graham ad was a response to an ad campaign by NumbersUSA in South Carolina.

Council for American Job Growth

The Council for American Job Growth is another organization started and funded by FWD.us to provide cover for Democrats in swing states who support legalization for illegal aliens and increases in legal immigration. The group is headed by Todd Schulte who served as Chief of Staff at Priorities USA Action - the Super PAC that supported the reelection efforts of Pres. Obama. Also serving on the Board are former Congressman Scott Murphy (NY-20) and Alida Garcia who served as the Deputy Latino Vote Director for Pres. Obama's 2012 campaign. Pres. Obama, of course, has aggressively pushed for legalization and work permits for illegal aliens and increases in legal immigration.

During the Senate debate in the spring of 2013, Council for American Job Growth produced and ran ads for Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska, Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Both Senators Begich and Hagan face tough reelections in 2014, and all three represent states that voted for Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential elections. The ads focused less on immigration, and instead on the Senators' support for more conservative issues to promote job growth. Ironically, Facebook came under heat from liberal groups because the ads expressed support for such causes as the Keystone XL oil pipeline and ANWR oil drilling.

Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK)

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)

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Mexican Santiago Moreno Invades St Helens Oregon Police Fines

Mexican( Most likely Illegal) , Santiago Moreno paid for a large  fine at the Columbia County Courthouse with a Crisp Hundred Dollar bill, from working under the table, not paying taxes . He looks like a gangster Mexican, talks like one and has two Mexican Anchor babies.  More Mexican Trash in St Helens. It's a bad sign when mexicans from the barrio of Salem Oregon move into St Helens and act like they own the place. I bet his children get food stamps, free medical ( cover Oregon and Care Oregon) WIC  and Head Start, all paid for by taxpayers so he can work for a local construction company like Comfort Construction and not pay taxes.Check out how many mexicans are his relatives, that's breeding, no deportation, anchor babies and Reagan's Amnesty for you.   PS right after the Swart Swaggering Gangster left, another came in who had on a T-shirt that said Morello and an address in Mexico. He didn't even speak English and had a mexican girl dressed like a hooker who translated for him. It was about insurance, something mexicans think is optional Santiago Moreno Salem, OR Previous Locations Salem, OR  |  Saint Helens, OR View full addresses >> Aliases None Relatives Jorge Moreno  |  Paula Petra Moreno  |  Blan Ca Rodriguez  |  Rodolfo Sanchez Sanchez  |  Yesenia B Sanchez  |  Alfonso C Moreno  |  Maria Antonia Sanchez  |  Eleazar Sanchez  |  Juan Delatorre Sanchez  |  Alfonso Moreno  |  Maria Sanchez  |  Antonia Sanchez  |  Rodolfo Sanchez  |  Victorino E Sanchez  |  Hernandez Cristina Sanchez  |  Victor Sanchez Full Address Available

Latino Immigrant takeover of the United States: American Dream DOA

Ya, the 'Latinos' are the ones who have manipulated their way up the system like a snake crawling up through the sewage...lol. They ended up bringing the crime, the indifference (because of a language barrier and HUGE chips on their shoulders) , and the warping of the vote, because they don't 'get' the idea of being "American"...they just enjoy the benefits of being IN America. You have some who went through the process to become citizens and MANY others who have just played the system because the system allows itself to be played...especially since Obama got in office. Liberals yelled and stamped their feet about the 'injustice' being put upon the illegal aliens right up until those same illegal aliens literally moved in across the street from them and how insulting is it

to be paying taxes to support the guy who lives across the street when he's not doing the same for you? Pretty ugly stuff, man! 
Same thing is going on for the TONS of middle-easterners who shove their money in all directions while ignoring the laws.Part of the rude factor came in because they are so internally conflicted about the fact that they got what they wanted....only to find out that they didn't want it after all. America was better off when it was America and when the people IN America WANTED to be Americans. Now we have MILLIONS of people who are NOT citizens, yet earn money, don't pay ANY taxes, and live off of the efforts of those who do. It's pretty funny to see those Saudis who skate on everything from lawsuits to parking tickets - and the liberal Democrats who made it happen are making all the cities pay the bills! America stopped being a place where you came to be a part of something and instead got turned into a place to take advantage of - and ALL the foreigners know this - the word spreads quick! The American Dream was put in it's grave by the very people who came here looking for it...and then the next generations have been feeding on the corpse