Review of Portland, Oregon


Racisim and Cloudy
Star Rating - 4/6/2011
I have been here 12 years which means 9 years too long. You are lucky to be able to leave at the end of the year. I plan on leaving this area next summer. The population here is 2% black and 70% white and 38% illegal aliens. The area is very green but there is always a smell in the air. It rains 9 months out of year. We get about 1 month total of summer. This is a place to come to focus on eduction but once graduation occurs you should be on the first thing smoking ( out of town). Not to play the race card but Oregon is not a place for African Americans to advance in his or her career. Believe it or not I have been Rx Vitamin D 50,000 units once a week. NO SUN! We are moving next year without a doubt!
JeVona | Hillsboro, OR
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"2% black and 70% white and 38% illegal aliens" Exaggeration much? About 10% of the population is Hispanic, and what about the Asians? They don't count even though they are Portland's most sizeable minority? And it's probably about 10% black according to the US census, and it all depends on where you go.
Mars | La Habra, CA | Report Abuse

1 month of summer? What rubbish you've been smokin'?
RH | Damascus, OR | Report Abuse
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