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Published
June 10, 2016

Cases of infectious disease rise, but data show no clear links to immigrants

Gov. Paul LePage again blames asylum seekers for the increase in Maine, but that can't be confirmed in available public health records.
Published
May 27, 2016

Another View: Austrian election close shave with right-wing xenophobia

Voters from defeated centrist parties spare Austria the embarrassment of electing a far-right populist.
Published
May 18, 2016

Would-be asylum seekers lose aid under new state policy

The DHHS interprets a 2015 law as excluding certain immigrants from General Assistance, reviving a debate that some thought had been settled.
Published
May 14, 2016

Iraqi immigrant hopes to build ‘trustful bridge’ with Maine’s first Arabic newspaper

Aqeel Mohialdeen fell in love with Portland three years ago and believes The Hanging Gardens of Babylon will help immigrants adjust here.
Published
May 1, 2016

Alan Caron: What one immigrant can teach us

Maine must open the door to people like Turkish-born Hamdi Ulukaya, whose yogurt company is an upstate New York manufacturing success story.

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Published
April 27, 2016

Greg Kesich: Once again, LePage blames it on immigrants – because it works

The governor now appears  to be using his go-to strategy to fight efforts to raise the minimum wage.
Published
April 25, 2016

LePage’s latest comments about foreign workers called a ‘terrible example for our children’

Speaking Saturday at the Maine Republican Convention, the governor said restaurant workers are hard to understand and the 'worst' are from India.
Published
April 21, 2016

Dana Milbank: Disorder in the highest court due to irresponsible Senate

The U.S. judicial system becomes an international joke as a Supreme Court vacancy goes unfilled.
Published
April 18, 2016

Initial prognosis poor for Obama’s immigration program at Supreme Court

In questions and comments, the administration did not receive support from Chief Justice John Roberts or Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen as most likely to let the program proceed.
Published
April 18, 2016

Our View: Anger-based politics stall state’s economy

Maine is slipping backward on key indicators amid a focus on 'socialists' and 'illegals.'