immigration Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Trump’s phony immigration offer should prompt a real counteroffer

by Jennifer Rubin the washington post January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

Because the president is entirely incapable of behaving honorably, Congress must act independently.

by Felicia Sonmez The Washington Post January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

The president lashes out at the House speaker as well as conservatives who said his offer of temporary protection for Dreamers was amnesty.

The House speaker’s portrait of a State of the Union brimming with danger is just petty politics.

by MICHELLE SMITH Associated Press January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work.

Americans elected him with the expectation that he’d follow through, and members of Congress should honor their constituents’ wishes.

by Ted Mellnik, Aaron Gregg, Kate Rabinowitz and Lauren Tierney The Washington Post January 16, 2019January 16, 2019

With $200 million in payments a week at risk, many of the nearly 10,000 of these providers of products and services are feeling the financial pinch.

It seems silly to ask Mexico or American taxpayers for billions to fund the barrier when a billionaire resides in the Oval Office.

by KATHLEEN PARKER January 15, 2019January 14, 2019

Now that Trump faces possible rejection, the wall has become a metaphor for his identity.

by Kristine Phillips The Washington Post January 14, 2019January 15, 2019

For smugglers of people or contraband, walls are a temporary inconvenience they will ultimately find ways to get around.

Ancestry analysis is interesting, but it can’t measure the power of chance, history or love.