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  3. Portland: A Safe Haven for Refugees?
PDX INDEX

Portland: A Safe Haven for Refugees?

And so far, most of them are not Syrian.

By Marty Patail January 25, 2016 Published in the February 2016 issue of Portland Monthly

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