The widely circulated lie concerning weaponized immigration has been used as a pretext for racist massacres around the country.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Eight years after immigrating, 2 new Mainers fulfill dreams of graduating nursing school
Fabiola Jenson and Fartun Hirsi arrived in Maine from Rwanda and Somalia in 2014, and are now USM nursing school graduates.
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Posted inNation & World
Six migrants saved from sinking boat at U.S.-Canada border
Organized human smuggling between Canada and the United States is relatively common, and the boat bringing the group to the U.S. was not equipped with life jackets or other safety equipment.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Iftin’s assessment of LePage is spot on
“Immigrants must see past Paul LePage’s false friendship” (“Through My Lens,” April 27). Exactly! Abdi Nor Iftin is calling out LePage for his blatantly dishonest suggestion that he is a “friend to the immigrants.” Abdi correctly points out that LePage sees Black Mainers “as nothing less than illegal people, bringing drugs into the state, and […]
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Former Gov. Paul LePage courts new Mainer votes in Portland
Maine’s former governor takes his re-election campaign to the opening of the Maine Republican Party’s multicultural center in Portland.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Republicans to open political multicultural center in Munjoy Hill
The center will focus on voter education and turnout, but also offer immigration help and job and language training.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Program brings previously unheard voices to Portland-area transportation boards
The grant-funded transit leadership training program empowers immigrants and others who are affected by transit decisions usually made without their input.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Known for nurturing others, Portland woman died alone in the cold
Mary Odano, who came to America as a refugee from what is now South Sudan, was reported missing this month and found a week later outside her apartment building, dead from hypothermia.
Posted inNation & World, News
Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida coast
Authorities have found a total of 5 bodies, and 34 people are still missing after an overloaded 25-foot vessel sinks off the Florida coast.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland officials ask for help as number of asylum seekers continues to grow
The city is housing about 1,150 people per night due to a steady increase in families arriving from the southern border.