Although the attack brought out the best in us, it also encouraged us to accept the government’s spin on the supposed dangers posed by a vulnerable group.
immigrants
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ACLU resistance to E-Verify mandate both puzzling, indefensible
Using the electronic documents database would dispel employer hiring bias and decisively discourage illegal behavior.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Sewing school helps build bigger workforce
Immigrants make up most of the students in a program that can place them in jobs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Federal oversight failure places migrant children’s safety at risk
The government insists on detaining kids but doesn’t properly vet those hired to care for them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: On Thanksgiving weekend, we tear-gassed children
America has done some big things for the world and the people in it, but on Sunday the country seemed pretty small.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Cruelty’s not the answer to influx of Central American migrants
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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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
Tensions run high as migrants continue to camp in Mexico
The migrants urgently explore their options amid a growing feeling that they have little hope of making successful asylum bids in the United States or of crossing the border illegally.
Posted inNation & World
Border clashes leave migrants dejected, worried
Migrants hoping to apply for asylum in the United States must put their names on a waiting list that already has some 3,000 people on it, and U.S. officials process fewer than 100 of them a day.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, 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.