A USM student who’s lived here since he was 4 sees the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 as a sign of hope.
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Trump says plan to release detainees in ‘sanctuary cities’ still alive
The president’s tweet contradicts statements issued by the White House and Homeland Security saying the proposal wasn’t being considered anymore.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Marc A. Thiessen: Yes, America needs walls – but the country is not ‘full’
With businesses scrambling to find workers, we need immigrants to keep the Trump boom going.
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Trump widens purge of Homeland Security leadership
The White House announced the removal of U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles, the latest in a series of departures from the department.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine’s Republican Party needs to condemn bigotry
If we don’t speak up, our party will be increasingly viewed as the party of intolerance and not-so-subtle racism.
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Leonard Pitts: Hate ending in bloodshed not a new phenomenon
Massacres like the one in New Zealand are the predictable result of the rise in international intolerance.
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Maine Voices: After Christchurch attack, a call to prayer – and to action
Reject extremism, reach out to your neighbor and resist ‘us versus them’ rhetoric.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Who is speaking for the Maine Republican Party?
It reflects badly on the state Republican Party that Vice Chairman Nick Isgro’s hateful tweets are still up under the Maine Republican Party banner.
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Maine Voices: Without the Irish, there would be no United States of America
St. Patrick’s Day is a good time to reflect on how immigrants who were sympathetic to the cause of independence ensured our liberty.
Posted inLocal & State
Churches bring huge donation to Portland’s overflowing family shelter
The collection of winter clothing and personal care supplies was organized in response to a Maine Sunday Telegram report about immigrant families who fled violence and came to seek asylum.