A borderless world, free trade and unbridled immigration benefit Big Money at our expense.
immigrants
Posted inMeet, Source
Hussein Muktar nurtures understanding between cultures
His gift of language helps to build farms, starting with New Roots in Lewiston, a new cooperative owned by Somali immigrants.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News
Wary Muslim community quick to root out peril
A Maine case in which relatives tipped off authorities about a potential terrorism threat mirrors a national trend, observers say.
Posted inLetters
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 […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inNews, Politics
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine economy needs more immigrants to grow
The politics of the issue are woefully behind the facts, as a recent study shows.
Posted inMaine, News
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.