immigrants
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PublishedAugust 18, 2016
Letter to the editor: Immigrants shouldn’t rely on taxpayers for support
As first-generation immigrants, my parents didn’t have any welfare when they came to this country from Canada. The Canadians here would help each other out and take care of themselves. They put their children in parochial schools – sponsored by the church and paid for by the parents – although they paid taxes to the […]
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
LePage orders scrutiny of welfare benefits for immigrants in Maine
The move is a reaction to the case of an Iranian refugee who became radicalized while living in Freeport and was killed fighting for the Islamic State in Lebanon in 2015.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Maine Voices: Yes, Somalis and other refugees are fleeing danger. No, that doesn’t make them a threat
Unlike Donald Trump, most Mainers realize that immigrants have a lot to offer their new neighbors.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
Trump says Clinton lacks stamina to fight Islamic State, other enemies
He continues to blame the former secretary of state and President Obama for enacting policies that allowed the Islamic State to spread.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2016
Commentary: Startling gender imbalance among immigrants feeds risk of societal disorder in Europe
The EU's recent wave of refugees is only 27 percent female, a statistic that begs welcoming more women.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2016
Our View: Maine economy needs more immigrants to grow
The politics of the issue are woefully behind the facts, as a recent study shows.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2016
Integrating immigrants topic of interfaith dinner in Portland
Israeli Consul General Yehuda Yaakov will address the gathering Thursday at St. Pius X Church on Ocean Avenue.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2016
Iraqi immigrants in Portland honor those killed in Baghdad suicide attack
About 100 attend a vigil on the steps of the First Parish Church.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2016
Hundreds of Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan at gathering in Westbrook
The newly formed New England Arab American Organization hosts festivities marking the end of the holy month.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2016
Our View: Celebrate the Fourth and reject nationalism
An ideology that builds walls and creates enemies has no place in our politics.
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