Attacks on Our Families & Our Community

2016 Anti-Immigrant Ballot Measures

People who come to this state are hoping to build their own American dream, but regressive and repressive
organizations and people are doing everything in their power to take that dream away from people. Here are a few
of the ballot measures conservatives in our state are trying to qualify for the ballot:

ip 40: Making English the official language of Oregon.

This measure will:
Make it difficult to fully assess the impact of this measure because it is vague and poorly written.
Authorize lawsuits. What is clear about this proposed measure is that it allows Oregon residents to sue
when they believe the law has been violated. The lack of clarity in this measure will undoubtedly generate
unproductive and costly lawsuits.
All government information and documents including those at schools would only be published in
English. No government job could require applicants to be competent in a language other than English.

ip 51: Increasing Barriers to Voter Registration

This measure will:
Kick Oregon voters off the voter rolls within 10 years unless they re-register and provide proof of U.S.
citizenship.
Will reduce number of acceptable IDs, making it harder to register to vote.

ip 52: Mandating Oregon employers use a flawed federal program to

check the status of all current and future workers.
This measure will:
Put employees at risk because the federal program is inaccurate. Everyday workers might find themselves
out of a job due to false findings.
Place a heavy burden on small businesses by requiring them to enter into an MOU with the federal
government that has 86 pages of rules and regulations.
Duplicate employment practices that already exist. Oregon already uses the I-9 form to check the work
authorization of employees.
Business could lose their license to employ people altogether.

do not sign any ballot proposal attacking IMMIGRANTS

Oregon should be an inclusive state that embraces all communities to make our state successful. Thats why a diverse
coalition of over 20 organizations has formed to defeat these efforts. These initiatives still have many steps to go
through in order to qualify as a ballot measure, but we need your support now to ensure that we are victorious.
To learn more, or lend your support, go to causaoregon.org or contact Yanely Rivas at yanely@causaoregon.org
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