{"id":6639,"date":"2026-02-17T16:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:52:23","slug":"immigration-oregon-welcomes-all-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/2026\/02\/17\/immigration-oregon-welcomes-all-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration: Oregon welcomes illegal aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oregon was the nation&#8217;s first &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; state and believes the U.S. has open borders. Anyone who enters the US on a valid visa, and then over stays that visa, is considered in Oregon to be a valid resident and given access to all public services except the right to vote. This means illegal aliens may obtain Oregon driver&#8217;s licenses, access to Medicaid, public schools and free breakfast and lunch programs (where provided), and other protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If detained for illegally immigrating, the state will fund legal counsel expenses. In 2026, the state is seeking to expand &#8220;protections&#8221; for illegal aliens in Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oregoncapitalchronicle.com\/2026\/02\/17\/oregon-lawmakers-want-to-build-on-immigration-protections-heres-where-those-bills-stand\/\">Oregon lawmakers want to build on immigration protections. Here\u2019s where those bills stand \u2022 Oregon Capital Chronicle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon is not just a &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; state but an &#8216;open borders&#8217; state. All illegal aliens are welcome and are eligible for all public benefits and taxpayer funded legal representation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government-regulatory","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6639"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6651,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6639\/revisions\/6651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}