We should do what we can to fight bigotry here, but we don’t live under the pressure applied in WWII.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
This time, Hawaii is leading the challenge to Trump’s new travel ban
The state has filed a complaint asserting that the new executive order is still essentially a Muslim ban, it hurts the ability of state businesses and universities to recruit top talent, and it damages the financial interests of the state.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Health of Maine’s economy hinges on next governor embracing immigrants
Some won’t like it, but many leaders agree that’s how to address our aging state population and dwindling workforce.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine delegation should address farms’ growing concerns
Anti-immigrant fervor and punitive policies cloud the future for both growers and farmworkers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine should make itself unattractive to illegal immigrants, Rep. Lockman urges
A bill the author sponsors would punish cities that harbor noncitizens and provide them with publicly funded services.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Interfaith Scarborough dinner brings new neighbors together
St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Building Bridges event allows those of different backgrounds to break both bread and barriers.
Posted inNation & World, News
Illinois city rallies behind Mexican man
Local officials write letters of support for a restaurant manager detained by U.S. immigration authorities.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pingree invites Iraqi woman stranded by immigrant ban to attend Trump address
Banah Al-Hanfy will be one of a number of immigrants in the audience Tuesday night as guests of members of Congress.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
It’s hard to understand Rep. Lawrence Lockman’s fear of immigrants
Immigrants actually make U.S. cities better, not worse, and Lockman’s fear-mongering cannot change that simple truth.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Fear of harmless people can turn the Constitution into forgotten fragment
Remembering how we treated Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor, when will we learn that fear is blind?