Shutting down the border, using tear gas or building a wall won’t end the problem, which is largely of President Trump’s own making.
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Posted inNation & World
Migrant teen camp overflowing
The Texas camp city houses 2,324 teens and federal plans to close the site by Dec. 31 likely will not happen.
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Springsteen calls Trump ‘deeply damaged to his core’
The rock icon assails the president for what he sees as attempts to turn Americans against each other.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont delegation worried by Border Patrol checkpoint plans
They question the purpose of checkpoints in the interior of the state, far from the Canadian border.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Westbrook sewing school helps immigrants seamlessly enter workforce
School founder Dory Waxman is creating opportunities for newcomers to Maine while rebuilding a vital industry.
Posted inNation & World, News
Tijuana grapples with role as ‘Ellis Island’
Haitians have become ingrained in the city as the U.S-bound caravan gets a cooler reception.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Chief justice counters Trump’s criticism of judge who ruled against his migrant policy
The president had called the judge an ‘Obama judge.’ John G. Roberts Jr. responds that an ‘independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.’
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Haitian labor a key ingredient in many Americans’ holiday meals
Immigrants have breathed new life into the North Carolina home of Butterball turkey, a Thanksgiving mainstay.
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Judge blocks Trump order denying asylum for migrants
Legal groups sued the administration after Trump issued a proclamation saying anyone crossing the southern border between official ports of entry would be denied asylum.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Stop slow-walking bids for U.S. citizenship
The federal government has built a bureaucratic wall to stifle aspirations.