Denying people the ability to earn a living is the wrong way to treat those escaping persecution.
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Posted inMaine
Why America? Citizenship candidates tell Readfield-area students what led them to immigrate
Thirty-one people from 25 countries become citizens during a naturalization ceremony Friday at Maranacook Community Middle School.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Trump administration rule would double asylum seekers’ wait for work permits
The proposal would make asylum applicants wait 1 year before they could apply for work permits, a move that critics say could affect hundreds of new arrivals in Maine and add to the burden on taxpayers.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. will lose thousands of health care workers if ‘dreamers’ must leave
Immigrants make up a disproportionate share of nurses, home health aides and health-care facility workers, including many living in the U.S. under the DACA program.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress should act now to save ‘dreamers’
The future of undocumented immigrants brought here as children shouldn’t hinge on the Supreme Court’s views about presidential power.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Advocates highlight high stakes for some Maine immigrants in Supreme Court case
Elected officials and business, religious and educational leaders are warning that nearly 150 Mainers could be deported if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: There’s room in the center for immigration reform
While there is deep disagreement on the partisan extremes, most Americans would support sensible reforms to increase legal immigration.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: Immigrant candidates for office opening new doors
New citizens are seizing the chance to make a difference in their communities.
Posted inMaine, News
Charge dropped in Bangor case that led to claim of racial profiling
An advocacy group complains that the Border Patrol’s suspicions about a family were aroused because they appeared to be of ‘Central-American origin’ and spoke Spanish while shopping at a store in Maine
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump’s demonization of immigrants is nothing new. But it’s time to say ‘no more’
Speak out against his rhetoric, and against elevating an immigration hard-liner to homeland security secretary.