Real estate agents, lenders and local and state government agencies need to work together to help families move forward.
immigrants
Maine Voices: Surge in immigrant detention can be stopped at the ballot box
If the inhumanity of the Trump administration’s policy toward undocumented immigrants doesn’t sway voters, maybe the cost to taxpayers will.
Trump administration to sharply limit skilled-worker visas
Department of Labor officials say the move will help more Americans get back to work, but critics argue that H-1B holders fill critical needs.
Pious Ali: Eligible immigrants stuck in U.S. naturalization backlog should be allowed to vote. Here’s why.
They’ll be empowered to do bigger and better things for Maine and to participate in the democratic process.
Democrats to investigate whistleblower claims that detainees were given forced hysterectomies
A nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed
The move circumvented restrictions on the use of charter flights for employee travel, according to a current and a former U.S. official.
Maine Voices: New Mainer eager to support Maine’s green economy
We must do more to ensure that all Mainers, including New Mainers, can access the money-saving and environment-saving opportunities afforded by clean energy.
Commentary: India Street’s history of innovation, service preceded disruption in HIV care
The clinic offered HIV prevention drugs, access to Narcan and supervised treatment by residents well before 2016.
Maine Voices: COVID was the first wave – a mental health crisis will be the second
Mainers were suffering before the pandemic. The state should take steps to make it possible for more immigrant doctors to help them.
A Vietnamese boy grows up in a small Pennsylvania town and searches for his place in the world
In Phuc Tran’s memoir “Sigh, Gone,” books, punk rock and encouraging teachers all help him to eventually flourish.