Teachers across Maine are still predominantly white, even though the number of students from minority and immigrant backgrounds has increased in the last two decades. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 96.5% of students across the nation were white in 2000. In 2017, 89.3% were white and 3.6% were Black. Maine students are […]
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The Maine Millennial: Maine has plenty of room for immigrants
Contrary to what you might have read on a bumper sticker, we are not full.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban
The state of Texas sued last week over a Department of Homeland Security memo that instructed immigration agencies to pause most deportations.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill
Paving a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants is the centerpiece of the plan.
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Biden immigration plan opposed by Republicans, conservative groups
At the same time, several pro-immigration groups said they will press the new president to go even further with his reform plan.
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Another View: Biden will have a full agenda on immigration
The new president will have to learn not just from Trump’s mistakes but also from Obama’s.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Guest Column: Restricting legal immigrants from becoming citizens
The U.S. government has a new requirement for immigrants seeking to become citizens. This new addition started Dec. 1 and it may be a way to make is harder for legal immigrants to become naturalized citizens. The applicant must answer 12 out of 20 items, which is a passing score of 60%. The previous policy […]
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Commentary: Trump’s legacy could be a more lenient immigration system
There is agreement that enforcement needs to improve, but it doesn’t have to be so brutal.
Posted inNation & World
Federal judge restores DACA, orders U.S. agency to accept first-time applications from immigrants
However, attorneys general in Texas and other states have asked another federal judge to declare the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawful and a hearing in that case is scheduled for later this month.
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Biden faces high hopes, tough choices on border wall
President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction