Whether you‘re dancing to an Oompa band at Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel or square-dancing at the Buckaroo in Molalla, you’re celebrating the legacies and traditions of Oregon’s immigrant ancestors. We’re (almost all of us) the descendants of immigrants, whether they arrived last century or last year. 

In the heart of Oregon farm country, we know our communities have always depended on hardworking immigrant families. They work our farms and nurseries, staff our small businesses. They are our neighbors. They came here to work hard, to put down roots and raise their families. They deserve our respect, and they surely deserve protection from an out-of-control administration.

Trump and his Republican allies are sending armed agents into our communities to kidnap our neighbors. It is state-sponsored terror, directed at the most vulnerable people in our community, by a regime that is hell-bent on distracting Americans from illegal wars and billionaire hand-outs. 

Roy's grandparents fled fascism in Europe to build new lives in new lands. He knows what it looks like when a government scapegoats and victimizes minority communities. He will not look away; he will not be quiet about it. 

Roy will fight federal abuse of power and stand with our immigrant neighbors. He will hold Oregon’s public safety agencies accountable to our state’s sanctuary laws, and he will advocate for pathways to citizenship that benefit Oregon and its new Oregonians.