Detaining families indefinitely is no improvement over separating parents from children.
immigrants
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: U.S. must speed up refugee reviews for Iraqis who aided our troops in war
A huge backlog is stalling Iraqis who risked their lives and those of their families to help Americans in a time of need.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Former roommates of Somali memoirist dispute their portrayal in ‘Call Me American’
The author has agreed to change their names and some text but denies any inaccuracies.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Source
Maine’s small, midsized farms suffering from labor shortage
The ‘relentless challenge’ of finding workers is leaving crops rotting in the field.
Posted inNation & World, News
Texas won’t pay for educating kids in migrant shelters
Officials say it is not their responsibility to educate children housed in federal detention.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Canadian candidate uses anti-immigration crusade to upend party system
Maxime Bernier reinvents himself as the nation’s leading critic of the ‘extreme multiculturalism and cult of diversity.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Report touts immigrants’ economic contributions to Greater Portland
A study done with the Portland Regional Chamber finds foreign-born residents pumped $1.2 billion into the area’s economy in 2016.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, News, Politics
Gubernatorial candidates oppose letting non-citizens vote
The four top contenders for the Blaine House agree that immigrants should become citizens before they are given the right to vote, even if only in municipal elections.
Posted inNation & World, News
Suspect in Iowa college student’s slaying used fake name at work
Co-workers at a dairy farm are stunned to learn that Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged in Mollie Tibbetts’ death.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage tells Portland mayor it’s illegal to give voting rights to non-citizens
The governor points to several state laws and suggests dropping the ‘politically correct boondoggle,’ but his opinion is unlikely to influence city voters, Ethan Strimling says.