The campaign promise becomes an obstacle for the president’s administration.
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Maine Voices: There are common-sense, fact-based ways to fix immigration
Taxpayers are subsidizing big business and a desire for cheap labor at a massive cost to society.
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Posted inMaine, News
Naples man who came to U.S. as a teen is detained, faces possible deportation
Otto Morales-Caballeros, who left Guatemala 20 years ago and has been working with federal officials to resolve his undocumented status, may have been swept up in the president’s enforcement crackdown.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Nearly 1,500 economists send Trump letter supporting immigration
Thirteen Maine economists are among those who sign the letter that argues that ‘the benefits that immigration brings to society far outweigh their costs.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Scores of Maine attorneys condemn immigration arrest at Portland courthouse
In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the lawyers argue that such arrests ‘undermine the fundamental constitutional guarantee’ of the right to seek redress in court.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Actions against noncitizens will make matters worse
Arrests of immigrants, like the one in a Portland courtroom last week, are a recipe for chaos.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta eyes community center for immigrants
Organizers envision a site where people from other cultures can meet, cook and build skills to prepare them for life in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Bidders for job building Mexico border wall anticipate violence
They ask about gun law waivers and U.S. security measures in the event that case workers are the target of protester attacks.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Hawaii judge places indefinite hold on Trump’s revised travel ban
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson is not persuaded by government attorneys’ arguments that he should not consider Trump’s previous comments about the travel ban.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
White House: Pay for wall with $18 billion in other cuts, including medical research, infrastructure
During the campaign, Trump promised Mexico would pay for the wall.