Conservative critics target Portland and its support of asylum seekers Portland's mayor and city councilors fire back after a Fox Broadcasting Co. talk show host says the city has itself to blame for a surge in immigrants who need shelter. BY RANDY BILLINGS STAFF WRITER Portland Press Herald Friday, February 1, 2019 Portland may be more than 2,000 miles from the southern U.S. border, but the city found itself in the middle of national immigration debate this week. Conservative commentators such as Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Laura Ingraham and Stuart Varney seized on a story published Jan. 27 by the Wall...