The state will have to add an estimated 158,000 trained people to its workforce by 2025 to maintain economic growth, Educate Maine tells participants at its annual symposium.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Gina Barreca: At Thanksgiving, my Sicilian family looked at the turkey, but we ate the lasagna
It was a no-drama meal: Storming away wasn’t an option at a table packed with people on benches, and dietary dislikes were shrugged off.
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Commentary: Helping diverse students thrive is an economic imperative for Maine
Ensuring that 60 percent of Mainers obtain a post-high school credential of value can’t be accomplished without involving everyone here.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. will lose thousands of health care workers if ‘dreamers’ must leave
Immigrants make up a disproportionate share of nurses, home health aides and health-care facility workers, including many living in the U.S. under the DACA program.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court’s conservatives seem ready to let Trump end ‘dreamers’ program
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protects 660,000 immigrants who came to the United States as children and are here illegally.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Initiative focuses on those in grip of trafficking, hidden in plain sight
Preble Street is striving to raise awareness of sexual and labor exploitation and help survivors reclaim their lives.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: There’s room in the center for immigration reform
While there is deep disagreement on the partisan extremes, most Americans would support sensible reforms to increase legal immigration.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: Immigrant candidates for office opening new doors
New citizens are seizing the chance to make a difference in their communities.
Posted inThe Forecaster
LearningWorks seeks volunteer English tutors
PORTLAND — LearningWorks, a West End nonprofit that offers a variety of free education programs, including one-on-one tutoring for adult immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, is looking for more volunteer tutors. There are 25 people on the wait list to be matched with a volunteer tutor. Any fluent English speaker with some free time to commit […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump’s demonization of immigrants is nothing new. But it’s time to say ‘no more’
Speak out against his rhetoric, and against elevating an immigration hard-liner to homeland security secretary.