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DECEMBER 27, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 Refugees in spotlight as result of national changes By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes In the past four years, Sa- lem for Refugees has helped resettle more than 300 indi- viduals and families fl eeing war, violence, confl ict or per- secution. However, an executive or- der issued by President Don- ald Trump could upend those efforts if Marion County Commissioners do not pro- vide a letter of consent to continue allowing refugees into the area. To get ahead of potential backlash, Matthew Wester- beck, refugee services pro- gram manager at Catholic Charities of Oregon, and Anya Holcomb, co-founder of Salem for Refugees, spoke to members of the Keizer City Council at its meeting Monday, Dec. 16. “There are almost 71 million displaced people throughout the world and roughly 26 million meet the United Nations defi nition of a refugee,” Westerbeck said. “When refugees arrive in Oregon, we help get them on their feet.” In September, the Trump administration announced it was placing a new limit on the number of refugees permitted to come to the United States and gave state and local authorities, like the Marion County Board of Commissioners, the option to reject any resettlement of refugees in their jurisdic- tions. Under the new policy, a governor could consent to allowing refugees in the state and a county commission could prevent them from be- ing resettled locally. “Refugee visas are the most diffi cult visas to obtain,” Westerbeck said. Each per- son who applies is vetted by a legion of federal agencies ranging from U.S. Citizen- ship and Immigration Ser- vices to the National Coun- terterrorism Center. Once refugees arrive, Westerbeck said they typ- ically become some of the nation’s most productive cit- izens. “The most profound state- ment of how hard these fami- lies work is that within about 20 years, they have an aver- Until recent action by the age income $14,000 more than the national average. Oregon Legislature requir- The rate of entrepreneurship ing the Oregon Department of Human is 1.5 times Services to the general award grants rate of en- to resettle- trepreneur- ment agen- ship, they cies, most have higher efforts to wo r k f o rc e help refu- participation gees resettle than the na- tional aver- — Matthew Westerbeck in Oregon age and they Catholic Charities of were provid- ed through pay more in Oregon private do- taxes than nations. they receive Support offered through in benefi ts,” Westerbeck said. The rising cost of hous- Salem for Refugees goes be- ing Portland was one of the yond providing material ob- major factors in expanding jects as well. “We have mentor teams resettlement efforts to Sa- lem-Keizer in 2015, said who walk alongside them Holcomb, a resident of Keiz- as friends and guides,” Hol- comb said. er. Holcomb fi nished by “At the time, there were many who wanted to get in- sharing the tale of one family, volved, but we didn’t have a a father and four daughters, coordinated infrastructure,” who are already well on their she said. Salem for Refugees way to establishing roots in was established to create a the area. Abbas, not the man’s real network of support services that includes housing, em- name, fl ed to Thailand from ployment, education, health Pakistan after his family was attacked for being religious care and transportation. minorities. Abbas was injured and his pregnant wife was sent into early labor. She died in childbirth but the baby girl survived. Abbas arrived in Sa- lem-Keizer about two years ago and began working at Sparrow Furniture in Sa- lem. He’s now working for Goodwill and his daughters are either enrolled in school or preparing for it. “It was a dream of his wife that his daughters would get an education. He tells us he’s fulfi lling that dream for her now,” Holcomb said. For more information about Refugees for Salem, visit salemforrefugees.org. “Refugee visas are the most diffi cult visas to obtain.” K E I Z E R T I M E S SE NIOR HO USING G U I D E puzzle answers DIRECTIONS FROM KEIZER: On River Road, one-half mile north of McNary Estates. Right on McGee Ct, take second driveway on left. UNIT TYPES: • Assisted Living • Memory Care obituaries Submit an obituary through our website at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Linda May Jordan April 29, 1952 – Dec. 11, 2019 Linda May Jordan passed away peacefully at her home in Turner, Oregon. She was with her husband, Bob, and sister, Kendall, and had seen her three children and grandchild. In a soft voice that morning, she whispered “I want to go home to be with Jesus.” Linda was born in Salem, Or- egon to Jacob and Elva Weigum. She lived in Keizer most of her life, attending McNary High School. She was raised on her parents small farm. She was the third of four children. Linda was a secretary at the Oregon Real Estate Division from 1973 to 1983. She met the love of her life, Bob Jordan, at work in 1974 and they mar- ried in May, 1979. They had three children; Melissa Jordan Davey, Nicholas Jordan and Jen- nifer Jordan. Linda was an avid gardener and always transformed their yards into bright, colorful oa- ses of fl owers and shrubs. Linda spent countless hours outside tending her gardens. She loved the outdoors. Sewing and knitting were other passions Linda enjoyed. She made her own wedding dress and later made all the bridesmaids dresses for daughter Melissa’s wedding. Linda also knitted prayer shawls for her church. The shawls were prayed over and given to bereaved or ailing individuals. Linda trea- sured the notes of thanks she received from shawl recipients. The prayer shawl knitting was a personal ministry for her. Linda also enjoyed facili- tating the fund-raising trea- sure sales for several years for the annual “Tea and Treasures” event at church. Linda so en- joyed searching the thrift stores in town to fi nd items for the event. She would even recruit her sister Kendall to be on the lookout for items, and they both would obtain items all year long just for this event. Linda and Kendall also loved shopping the thrift stores for furniture and home decor items, and occas- sional fashion fi nds. Linda dec- orated her and Bob’s home with many of her very tasteful fi nds. Another unusual interest of Linda’s was tap dancing. Linda and sister Kendall tap danced with the Franz School of Dance Troupe at the state fair for a few years. Linda enjoyed practicing the dancing as a way to have some fun exercising. After Bob’s retirement, Lin- da and Bob enjoyed traveling on an Alaskan cruise, an Empire Builder train ride to Chicago, cross-country road trips to New Orleans and Boston. They en- joyed travelling to Europe to visit Spain, Portugal, and tour Greece and the Greek isles. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Elva and Jacob Weigum and older brother Kenneth R. Weigum. She is survived by her husband Bob Jordan and children Melis- sa Davey (Clayton), Nicholas Jordan, Jennifer Jordan, grand- daughter Madelyn Davey, sister Kendall Jacobsen-Sheng (Li), brother Lenny Weigum, and several nieces. A memorial service is planned for Monday, Dec. 30 at 4 p.m. at Salem First Baptist Church in Salem. Contributions can be made- to Salem First Baptist Church or the charity of your choice. 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