The DHHS interprets a 2015 law as excluding certain immigrants from General Assistance, reviving a debate that some thought had been settled.
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Posted inMaine, News
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.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Anger-based politics stall state’s economy
Maine is slipping backward on key indicators amid a focus on ‘socialists’ and ‘illegals.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Columnist dishonors memory of Franco-American ancestors
A description of Maine’s immigrants in a recent op-ed was wrong and hurtful to their descendants.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Lawton: Fearful anti-immigrant policies dishonor our optimistic history
In fighting immigration, we are becoming the people our forefathers sought to escape.