The Republican Party has been unable to bridge the divide between its hard-liners aligned with Trump and moderates intent on addressing the fate of undocumented immigrants known as ‘dreamers.’
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Some comparisons to Nazism are specious, but others serve as critical red flags
The author of Godwin’s Law says it’s still right to challenge the callousness of officials who claim they’re just doing what immigration statutes demand.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Judge orders U.S. to reunite separated families within 30 days
And children younger than 5 must be back with their families within 14 days, under the order issued by a federal judge in San Diego.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
States sue Trump administration to force migrant family reunifications
Seventeen states sign on to the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle.
Posted inMaine, News
About 100 turn out for Portland rally to support Muslims, protest Supreme Court ruling
Demonstrators remained silent for the first 30 minutes but then began speaking of their fears that Trump administration policies could lead to a totalitarian state.
Posted inNation & World
White House sees ‘vindication’ in Supreme Court ruling upholding travel ban
The decision is the court’s first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: The crying-child image becomes a Rorschach test for both sides
Where is psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer when we need him?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Even Sarah Huckabee Sanders has right to be served in public spaces like a restaurant
Turning her away was a hostile act that stooped to the level of her inhumane and hateful boss, an ugly place where most Americans don’t want to go.
Posted inMaine, News
At Portland protest of immigration policy, ‘so much rage’ they no longer can stay silent
A Facebook call to rally in Portland draws more than 200 people eager to take a stand against White House actions at the border that have sparked outrage across the country.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Support for newcomers to Maine is gift from many parts of the community
Taxpayers need not worry that an uptick in asylum seekers will siphon funds from other pressing issues.