asylum seekers
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
Bill Nemitz: Portland celebrates Fourth with music, fireworks and open arms
But in Washington, D.C., the observance diverged into two gatherings separated by an ever-widening chasm.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
The View From Here: Immigration stories belie nativist rhetoric
People moving around the globe are not being sent by shadowy figures who are up to mischief.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2019
Portland enrolls asylum-seeking students in summer school
The district could add 77 students who are part of the recent wave of migrants from Africa as it explores how to handle the influx of English language learners for the coming school year.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2019
Asylum seekers welcomed to Maine with a ‘beautiful and wonderful’ July Fourth picnic
Despite a political divide over immigration nationally, large numbers of volunteers donate food, services or time to welcome 150-plus recently arrived asylum seekers sheltering in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2019
Cape Elizabeth Town Council to discuss aid for asylum-seekers
Councilors on July 8 are also scheduled to vote on a new Comprehensive Plan for the town.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2019
Maine Voices: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ won’t resolve migrant crisis
The best way to deal with the surge is to require asylum seekers to apply from home or a third country, not at the border.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Soccer matches welcome asylum seekers in Portland
Congolese community leaders team up with players from Angola, Rwanda and other African countries to welcome the latest arrivals with an afternoon of soccer in Bayside.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Asylum seekers defy death for a better life in Portland
Fleeing violence in their home countries, they endure a hellish journey from central Africa to reach a hoped-for haven in Maine.
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Portland delays decision on support for asylum-seekers
City Council awaits action by Gov. Mills before determining how fund would be administered.
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Portland volunteers aid asylum-seekers as transition plan develops
Food and entertainment are among the things Mainers are providing for migrants from Africa.
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