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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Yarmouth students raise awareness of refugee crisis with special project
All grades at Harrison Middle School are participating in the 25 Million Stitches art installation.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Our View: Counties should explore how to benefit from immigration
Rather than rejecting refugees, rural areas of Maine should consider their benefits.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Bill Nemitz: Just an old cooking pot … or is it something more?
Steve Hill thought he'd never again see his favorite piece of cookware. Then fate took over.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Federal judge blocks Trump order allowing states, cities to reject refugee resettlement
Three national refugee resettlement agencies argued the order illegally conflicts with the 1980 Refugee Act.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2019
‘Reading Refuges’ project aims to inspire kids at home
The goal is to provide 61 English language learners at Reiche School with 20 books each and then expand from there.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
In the Mediterranean, a nurse with Maine ties works the front lines of a crisis
With Doctors Without Borders, Tim Harrison has helped rescue thousands of refugees at sea.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2019
No refugees allowed? Trump’s plan to give states, cities veto prompts outcry
Many details are still being worked out amid a 90-day period to formulate the new policy.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Trump policy allows states, cities to refuse refugees for 1st time in U.S. history
If governors or lawmakers want to close the door, it could hurt towns that have come to rely on young refugees to revitalize their economies.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Maine Voices: Near-shutdown of refugee resettlement program is bad for Portland
New Americans make the city more prosperous, our schools more diverse and our restaurant scene more interesting.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Maine Voices: We’d be worse off if immigrants went back where they came from
Many of the people we love, and the people who have contributed to our country, could trace their roots to other places.
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