The migrants urgently explore their options amid a growing feeling that they have little hope of making successful asylum bids in the United States or of crossing the border illegally.
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Border clashes leave migrants dejected, worried
Migrants hoping to apply for asylum in the United States must put their names on a waiting list that already has some 3,000 people on it, and U.S. officials process fewer than 100 of them a day.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Westbrook sewing school helps immigrants seamlessly enter workforce
School founder Dory Waxman is creating opportunities for newcomers to Maine while rebuilding a vital industry.
Posted inNation & World, News
Tijuana grapples with role as ‘Ellis Island’
Haitians have become ingrained in the city as the U.S-bound caravan gets a cooler reception.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News, Politics
Haitian labor a key ingredient in many Americans’ holiday meals
Immigrants have breathed new life into the North Carolina home of Butterball turkey, a Thanksgiving mainstay.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Stop slow-walking bids for U.S. citizenship
The federal government has built a bureaucratic wall to stifle aspirations.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge frees Somali immigrant from Portland who was held without a hearing
Abdigani Faisal Hussein, 45, a tractor-trailer driver, had been detained for nine months in a N.H. jail.
Posted inNation & World, News
LGBT group from caravan arrives at U.S. border
Dozens of lesbian, gay and transsexual asylum seekers from Central America reach Tijuana.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Veterans share commitment to serving our country
Foreign- or native-born, they are connected by their willingness to sacrifice.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Border deployment is posturing, not policy
‘Faithful Patriot’ or ‘border support’: Either way, it’s unlikely to work as deterrence.